Insight Guides Peru
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Insight Guides Peru

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eBook - ePub

Insight Guides Peru

About this book

Inca ruins, Amazon jungle and fascinating tribal customs make Peru a top destination for travellers interested in landscape and culture, as well adventure sports enthusiasts. This new edition of Insight Guide Peru is a comprehensive, full-colour travel guide packed with inspiration and information. From national parks and natural wonders to unique cultural experiences, the Best of Peru has it covered. Lively features on Peru's history and culture provide an in-depth introduction to what makes the country unique, while stunning photography captures its people, landscape and wildlife.Detailed full-colour maps help you get around, while the travel tips section is packed with useful information on transport, climate, festivals and outdoor activities, and provides answers to such questions as when to go, where to stay and what to budget for your trip.

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Information

Publisher
Insight
Print ISBN
9781780052540
eBook ISBN
9781780058641
Topic
Personal Development
Subtopic
Travel
Understanding the Language
Language
Understanding a little Spanish will help you get the most out of your stay in Peru. There are a few local variations of the European Spanish (castellano) familiar to many. An expression you will hear everywhere, and which is difficult to translate, is no más. Siga no más for example, means “Go ahead.” Come no más means “Just eat it (It’ll get cold/it’s nicer than it looks, etc).” You will soon get the hang of it. There are also slight differences between the Spanish spoken along the coast, in the Andes, and in the Amazon region. However, Spanish spoken in Peru is for the most part quite clearly spoken, making this an excellent country to learn the language.
In the Andes, most indígenas speak Spanish, but you will hear Quechua (also spelled Kechwa) words that have crept into the language: wambras translates as “adolescents,” and cuy means “guinea pig.” Another indigenous language, Aymara, is spoken around Lake Titicaca.
Berlitz publishes an excellent Latin American Spanish Phrase Book and Dictionary, containing vocabulary and phrases for every situation.
It would be impossible for us to give a complete language guide here, b...

Table of contents

  1. How To Use This E-Book
  2. Peru’s Top 10 Attractions
  3. Editor’s Choice
  4. Introduction: Ancient and Modern
  5. Land of Extremes
  6. Decisive Dates
  7. Lost empires: Peru before the Incas
  8. The Incas
  9. The Conquest
  10. From Colony to Republic
  11. Democracy, Crises, and Resurgence
  12. A Changing Society
  13. Daily Life in the Andes
  14. Peoples of the Amazon
  15. How Crafts Have Adapted
  16. Music and Dance
  17. Insight: Festivals and Fusion
  18. Fusion of Flavors
  19. Andean Adventures
  20. Wildlife of the Sierra
  21. Introduction: Places
  22. Lima
  23. The North Coast
  24. Insight: Buried Treasures
  25. Northern Sierra
  26. Callejon de Huaylas
  27. Central Sierra
  28. The Northern Amazon
  29. Manu to Maldonado
  30. Insight: Birds of the Amazon
  31. The South Coast
  32. Arequipa
  33. Insight: Colonial Art and Architecture
  34. Cusco
  35. The Sacred Valley
  36. Machu Picchu
  37. Lake Titicaca
  38. Insight: Taquile Island
  39. Transportation
  40. Accommodations
  41. Activities
  42. A-Z: A Handy Summary of Practical Information
  43. Understanding the Language
  44. Further Reading