Peru21 Jan 2026Is it time to retire terms like 'Venice of the East'?From "Venice of the East" to "lost civilisations", colonial-era travel metaphors still shape how some see non-Western places. But that language deserves a rethink.21 Jan 20262 Jan 2026Beat the winter blues with these escapesFrom a Maldivian island alliance to Peru's pisco heartlands, these warm-weather trips pair sunshine with soul-enriching experiences.2 Jan 202611 Sep 2025Peru's new city unearthed from the desertThe discovery of Peñico in Peru's Supe Valley is reshaping our understanding of the Caral civilisation – a peaceful society that survived climate catastrophe 4,000 years ago.11 Sep 202513 Mar 2025Should tourists hike the Inca Trail?The fabled route leading to Machu Picchu is one of the world's most jaw-droppingly beautiful treks – but it's also plagued by controversies that travellers can avoid.13 Mar 202527 Dec 2024The world's most extraordinary tiny hotel roomsFrom upcycled sewer pipes to spheres suspended in the sky, capsule hotels have been reinvented for a new generation of travellers.27 Dec 202410 Dec 2024The last Inca bridge masterNearly 500 years after the collapse of the largest empire in the Americas, a single bridge remains from the Inca's extraordinary road system – and it's rewoven every year from grass.10 Dec 20244 Nov 2024Six travel firms making the world a better placeThis year's Global Responsible Tourism Award winners demonstrate that travel can be inclusive, climate-friendly, nature-positive and a positive force for local communities.4 Nov 20249 Sep 2024The unlikely place that may have invented surfingFor at least 3,500 years, fishermen along the Peruvian coast have been making reed-bound boats and surfing the waves back to shore.9 Sep 202415 Jan 2024Peru's unknown site to rival Machu PicchuWith January 2024 seeing the start of even bigger crowds at Machu Picchu, savvy travellers may be wise to head to the stunning edifice that barely anyone has heard of: Waqra Pukará.15 Jan 2024...
