Insight Guides Peru (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides

• Publisher: Insight Guides
• Year: 2018
• eBook ISBN: 9781786714954
• Topic: Personal Development
• Subtopic: Travel

Insight Guides: all you need to inspire every step of your journey.
An in-depth book, now with free app and eBook.

With its astounding natural diversity, eclectic blend of cultures and outdoor activities of all kinds, Peru is endlessly surprising. Be inspired to visit this enthralling country with our updated edition of Insight Guides Peru.

Over 345 pages of insider knowledge from local experts
In-depth on history and culture, from the Incas to life in the Andes, Peruvian crafts and wildlife
Enjoy special features on the Amazon by riverboat, jungle lodges and pottery, to name a few
Includes innovative extras that are unique in the market - all Insight Guides to countries and regions come with a free eBook and app that's regularly updated with new hotel, bar, restaurant, shop and local event listings
Invaluable maps, travel tips and practical information ensure effortless planning
Inspirational colour photography throughout
Inventive design makes for an engaging reading experience

About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Travel Tips: 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, but...

Table of contents

• Peru’s Top 10 Attractions
• Editor’s Choice
• Introduction: Ancient and Modern
• Land of Extremes
• Decisive Dates
• Lost empires: Peru before the Incas
• The Incas
• The Conquest
• From Colony to Republic
• Democracy, Crises, and Resurgence
• A Changing Society
• Daily Life in the Andes
• Peoples of the Amazon
• How Crafts Have Adapted
• Music and Dance
• Insight: Festivals and Fusion
• Fusion of Flavors
• Andean Adventures
• Wildlife of the Sierra
• Introduction: Places
• Lima
• The North Coast
• Insight: Buried Treasures
• Northern Sierra
• Callejón de Huaylas
• Central Sierra
• The Northern Amazon
• Manu to Maldonado
• Insight: Birds of the Amazon
• The South Coast
• Arequipa
• Insight: Colonial Art and Architecture
• Cusco
• The Sacred Valley
• Machu Picchu
• Lake Titicaca
• Insight: Taquile Island
• Travel Tips: Transportation
• Travel Tips: A–Z
• Travel Tips: Language
• Travel Tips: Further Reading