Walking holidays – The best way to see Peru
Peru is situated on the north west coast of South America, and boast a rich and diverse heritage and culture. Peru has a unique history of dominance by many other empires, and as such lays claim to having one of the richest cultures of cuisine in the world. The abundance of different chilli peppers and fruits are an ideal teaching tool for children to learn the different colours.
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. I had also decided to take up an offer from a friend that I had not seen for thirty years. He went to Peru and other regions of South America when he was younger, but was captivated and remained in Peru. He met and married a young local lady, which may have had something to do with his decision.
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 would be looking for a break that promised much more than just an old reunion between two mates. He worked there now and had little time to be able to show me around as I would have liked him to do. 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.