
Raqchi, Andahuaylillas and Every Other Stop Between Cusco and Puno
The night bus from Cusco to Puno covers almost 240 miles while you sleep and shows you nothing but the terminal at the other end.

The night bus from Cusco to Puno covers almost 240 miles while you sleep and shows you nothing but the terminal at the other end.

What to see in Arequipa, Peru’s White City: Santa Catalina, Yanahuara, picanterías and Colca, plus how many days to stay and why it is the best place to acclimatize.

How to visit Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca) from Cusco: getting there, the hike, entrance fee, Vinicunca vs Palcoyo, and how to time it so you are acclimatized.

What to see on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca, how many days to spend, how to get there from Cusco or Arequipa, and how the lake is doing in 2026.

The floor gives way slightly underfoot. That’s the first sensation you feel when you step off the boat onto an Uros island: a soft surface

Is Puno worth a stop, or should you push straight through? It is the question that comes up most often when travelers map out southern

Cusco has much more to offer than its reputation as a stopover on the way to Machu Picchu. In the city and its surroundings, there

The Colca Canyon is one of the deepest canyons in the world, running about 3,270 meters from rim to river, roughly twice the depth of

The Sacred Valley of the Incas stretches north of Cusco, along the Urubamba River, between the towns of Pisac and Ollantaytambo. It packs in Inca

Puno sits at 3,810 meters above sea level. Cusco sits at 3,400. That 410-meter gap catches many travelers off guard, arriving in Cusco believing they’ve