"Wherever you go, go with all your heart" by Confucius

Where can I begin and how should I end? Maybe with the breathtaking view from Huayna Picchu down on Macchu Picchu, where you can see the whole site in its glory and you can’t beat the mystical almost magical feeling that overwhelms you, with the majestic Andes, which manage to look down on you powerfully and beautifully, but never arrogant and pretentious or just with the warmth and hospitality of the Andean people, which you will likely experience in the most remote places. However, Peru is just so much more than Macchu Picchu and even the Andes, which cover a majority of the country. It’s a mekka for surfers, beholds (together with Bolivia) the biggest freshwater lake in South America and the highest navigable stretch of water in the World. It’s the Amazonas, which beholds cities solely accessible by waters, the driest desert in the world with breathtaking oases like those in Northern Africa and some of South Amerians finest colonial cities, the food heaven Lima and the list just goes on and on…

Peruvians always proudly mention that their country has it all. As this might sound overly patriotic, they do have a point. Peru offers all the different geographic landscapes, our planet has to offer: La costa (the coast, inlcuding the desert), la sierra (the mountains) and la selva (the rainforest). These different geographic areas define the country’s identity and you won’t be able to get a complete grasp of the country until you have experienced all of these areas and their people.