Peru is a unique land set amongst the vast continent of South America, which offers a rich and diverse culture. Because of its history of dominance by other empires, it can lay claim to being one of the world’s great cultures of cuisine. It is a fact that many children learn their colours by looking at the different varieties of chilli pepper and fruits that are available.
I had this in the back of my mind when deciding to make a trip to Peru, which I thought would be unlike anything that I had experienced recently. An offer from a friend I had not seen for almost thirty years, made me decide to go ahead with the trip. Although he travelled extensively through South America when he was younger, he was particularly drawn by Peru. His opinion could have been swayed by the Peruvian lady that he met and married whilst travelling.
Peru Holidays was there in front of me, larger than life, jumping from the pages of the search engine that I had used. I decided that I was on the look out for a holiday that would offer more than just a reunion between friends. He had little time to show me around the country, as he worked there and had little spare time. There would come a time when I would go off on my own and travel with other people, so I wanted to find a choice of active holidays that offered some interesting places to visit.
The activities that appealed to me were the walking holidays on offer, as I was a keen walker in England over the South Downs. Obviously it was not comparable with Machu Pichu, standing higher than 6000 metres, but walking regularly gave me enough hope that I was strong enough to make it. One of the main criterias for choosing this holiday, was to be able to walk amongst the hidden temples covered in vines and looking like a scene in an ‘Indiana Jones’ movie.