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 was thinking of this when deciding to save for my trip to Peru, which was likely to be very different from other recent trips that I had made. 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. 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 lived and worked there, and would not have the time to guide me around his adopted land. 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. I knew that it was incomparable to Machu Pichu at 6000 metres, but I walked regularly and felt that I could manage the task. One of the objectives of the holiday was to discover some of the facinating old temples in the jungle, which reminded me of some the scenes for an Indiana Jones film.