Peru – Top things to do in 1 months and a half

Lima

• Miraflores
• Barranco
• Center
• Circuito magico del agua
• Huaca Huallamarca
• Huaca Pucllana
• Swim with sea lions

Huaraz

• Plaza de Armas
• Central market
• Artisans market
• Señor de la Soledad church
• Mirador de Rataquena
•  Hiking:
  • Lagoon 69
  • Lagoon Parón
  • Base del Nevado Pastoruri
  • Lagoon Churup
    • Colectivo for 10 soles, be careful with the private colectivos as you need to wait a long time. Bus each 10min. Go down around 3:00 – 3.30pm
  • Lagoon Wilcacocha
    • Bus Line 10 or E to puente Santa Cruz, 4 soles, bus each 10min
  • Lagoon Llanganuco
• Campo Santo de Yungay
• Caraz (icecream)
• Chavin de Huantar
• Santa Cruz Classic Trek (4 days hike)
• Huayhuash Classic Trek (10 days)
• Nevado Mateo (Ice climbing)

Paracas

• Islas Ballesta
• Paracas natural reserve
• Playa de la mina
• Playa Roja (not possible to swimm)
• El candelabro (nazca line)
• Playa el Raspon
• Playa Supay
• Playa Lagunillas
• La catedral viewpoint

Ica – Huacachina

• Visit the oasis ( 3 viewpoints, we could only see 1 due to time). Better stay 1 night there. Careful with mosquitoes.
• Buggies in the desert
• Sandboarding
• Dunes

Nazca

• Fly over the Nazca lines. 65$ x person, 35min fly over 12 nazca lines and the acueduct. 60$ if you book it directly at the airport.
• Cantalloc Aqueducts
• Plaza de Armas
• Cahuachi
• Chauchilla Cemetery

Arequipa

• Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa (S/ 10 + tips)
• Plaza de Armas
• Monasterio de Santa Catalina (S/ 40 entrance)
• La Juanita mummy
• Iglesia de San Agustín
• Iglesia de La Merced
• Claustros de la Compañía
• Iglesia de Santo Domingo
• Artisans marquet
• Street food market on Easter
• Mirador de los Condores
• See Lama/Alpacas/Vicuñas
• Go to a Picanteria
• Rafting río Chili
• Cooking classes
•  Hike:
  • Colca canyon (S/ 150 x person. 2 days 1 night)
  • Chacahi volcano (S/ 290 to S/ 350 x person, 2 days 1 night barely no food, sleep in tents, carry your own tent, matterss, etc the first day)
  • Misti volcano

Tacna

• Valle de los Géiseres

Cusco

• Plaza de Armas
• Churches and Cathedrals
  • Cusco Cathedral
  • Iglesia de Santo Domingo: Build over the ruins of Qorikiancha (Inca’s temple of the sun)
    • Qorikancha is also known as Koricancha, Coricancha, or Qoricancha.
  • Iglesia la Compañía de Jesus
  • Iglesia de San Blas
  • La Merced
  • San Cristobal Church
  • San Francisco Church and Monastery
  • Almudena Cemetery
• 12 angled stone: Inca walls – Callejon de Loreto
• Arco de Santa Clara
• San Blas area: hilly, scenic streets
• Plaza de las Nazarenas
• Plaza San Francisco
• San Pedro market
• Planetarium
• Cristo Blanco Statue
• The moon temple
• San Cristobal viewpoint
• Avenida del sol
• Pachacuteq Monument
• Spa treatment
• Ruins:
  • Saqsayhuaman / Saqsaywaman: Fortified complex, incredible architecture
  • Q’enqo: Inca holy place
  • Puca Pucara: Militar outpost
  • Tambomachay: Tunnels and aqueducts
• Museums:
  • Chocolate Museum
  • Coca Museum
  • Contemporary Art Museum
  • Regional History Museum
  • Museum of Popular Art
  • Pre-Columbian Art Museum
  • Museo Casa Concha: Collection of Inca artifacts from Machu Picchu
• Qosqo Native Art Center: traditional Cusco dances
• Humantay Lake (done in Salkantay treek)
• 7 Ausangate Lagoons

Sacred Valley

• Sacred Valley
• Chinchero: small village, farming Inca village, Christian church over Templo del sol
• Urabba valley: nice views
• Moray: Inca farming experimental site
• Salineras de Maras: Salt plato. S/ 10
• Ollantaytambo: Lama shape fortress ruins, the main entrance to Machu Picchu
• Pisac: Farming Inca place. Great Sunday market

Macho Pichu

• Inca Trail
• Inca Jungle
• Salkantay trek (4 nights, 5 days)
• Huayna Picchu: mountain in the back, check for a ticket
  • Opening hours: 6:00-12:00 and 12:00-17:30
• Machu Pichu mountain

Kuélap

• Similar to Machi Picchu
• Citadel built in the sixth century by Chachapoyas
• Uctubamba Valley

Vinicunca Mountain (Montaña de 7 colores) or Palccoyo Mountain range (Cordillera Arco Iris)

• Hike very tough. Tour: 2:30/3:30 to 18:30/19:30

Puno

• Titicaca lake
• Uros island

Food

• Cuy
• Anticuchos (cow’s heart)
• Lomo salteado
• Aji de gallina
• Caldo de pollo
• Ceviche
• Pastel de papa
• Pollo con arroz
• Chicharrones (pig)
• Trucha
• Juices (drink)
• Pisco (drink)
• Chica morada (drink)
• Chocotejas (desert)
• Picarones (like churros)
• Chifa (chinese fussion food)

If you have more time:

• Amazonas
• Chanchan Archeological Zone

Peru hikes: https://www.peruforless.com/blog/best-treks-in-peru/