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101 THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT PERU...

  • Writer: Anne Amaru
    Anne Amaru
  • Jan 14, 2024
  • 2 min read

Updated: Jan 15, 2024

... I collected them in surveys and listed them without classifying them. The result is a colorful “collectible collection”. , a chaotically beautiful picture of a unique country that holds so many fantastic surprises. But see for yourself!


  1. Mountain tours at 4500 m and higher

  2. Surf in “Cerro Azul” or "Organos" (Máncora)

  3. Chicha Morada and other "Refrescos" (soft drinks)

  4. Quinua

  5. Empanadas (filled dumplings)

  6. Papas rellenas (stuffed potatoes)

  7. The waves of the Pacific

  8. The comfortable coaches

  9. Fruit juices made from fresh fruits

  10. The diversity and proximity of the climate zones

  11. "Fast knitters"

  12. "Pones chapas" (Peruvian drinking beer) with friends

  13. The "Costa Verde" (Long hard shoulder in Lima)

  14. The pride and self-confidence of Peruvian women

  15. Peruvian cuisine

  16. The joy of life

  17. Los Negritos de Huanuco

  18. Cremoladas de Frutas (soft drink made from fruit pulp)

  19. Tingo Maria (town in Huanuco)

  20. Tokosh, Lucuma and other fascinating fruits

  21. The tunnel of Karpish, which separates the Andes from the jungle: different vegetation, different climate

  22. The fascinating beauty and diversity of the landscape

  23. The spontaneity of people

  24. The flexibility of people

  25. Human ingenuity

  26. "Freedom"

  27. The wealth of biotopes

  28. "I'll be in the jungle in less than 4 hours"

  29. The biodiversity and diversity of food

  30. Grupo 5, Music in Peru

  31. Peru's mystical side

  32. Machu Picchu

  33. The Nazca Lines

  34. Chachapoyas

  35. The numerous cultures

  36. The different hats

  37. Pan pipes and other typical instruments

  38. The spindles with wool

  39. The traditional clothing

  40. VW Beetle and other "junk cars

  41. Arequipa

  42. The Andes

  43. The pack animals

  44. "Marinera Norteña" (a dance)

  45. Huayno (a dance in the Andes)

  46. Salsa (music style)

  47. Pisco Sour

  48. Woven carpets

  49. Tamales

  50. Cebiche

  51. Canchitas (roasted corn)

  52. Carnival in Cajamarca

  53. Pachamama and Pachatata (Mother Earth and Father)

  54. The street carpets during religious parades

  55. Mysterious herbs like “Ayahuasca”

  56. Quechua and the diversity of languages

  57. The islands of Amantani and Taquile (Puno)

  58. The wide beaches

  59. Wait instead of haste

  60. The climate in the Andes

  61. Giant cacti and other succulent plants

  62. The "sandbox" on the Pan-American Highway

  63. In "Artesania" Browse shops and markets

  64. Caral

  65. The endless expanse that you meet so few people

  66. Semana Santa in Ayacucho

  67. The folkloric guitar players

  68. The lagoons in the mountains

  69. The Altiplano (The Andean Highlands)

  70. The old culture that is still lived in the mountain villages

  71. Huatia (typical dish of the Andean region)

  72. Pachamanca (typical dish of the Andean region)

  73. Alpacas and Guanacos

  74. Pelicans

  75. The quiet rustling sound when the wind blows over the pampas at 4000 meters

  76. Parrots and other free-living exotic birds, hummingbirds

  77. The diversity of social differences, contrasts and realities of life

  78. "A country with never-ending surprises"

  79. Life in Oxapampa - Pozuzo in the Selva Central de Perú

  80. Seals and the Candelabro in Paracas

  81. Condors

  82. Creole music

  83. Paneton

  84. The Puya raimondii and other fantastic plants, e.g. B. free-growing angel trumpets

  85. The scissor dancers in Ayacucho

  86. Coffee

  87. Mototaxis

  88. Chocolate or cocoa

  89. Huacachina

  90. Restaurantes campestres

  91. The agricultural terraces

  92. Choclo con Queso

  93. Barranco

  94. The Plaza de Armas at night

  95. Museums

  96. Mummies

  97. Guano de Isla

  98. The artists' district of Cusco (San Blas)

  99. The Baños Thermales (thermal baths)

  100. Maca

  101. Physalis peruviana







 
 
 

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