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How Many Days Peru Realistically Needs

Most travelers underestimate how spread out the country's highlights actually are. Cusco, … Continue reading "How Many Days Peru Realistically Needs" The post.

How Many Days Peru Realistically Needs

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Most travelers underestimate how spread out the country's highlights actually are.

Cusco, … Continue reading "How Many Days Peru Realistically Needs" The post.

Ten days sounds like a reasonable number when you're staring at a map of Peru, but it evaporates fast once you factor in altitude adjustment, the distance between regions, and the reality that Machu Picchu...

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Most travelers underestimate how spread out the country's highlights actually are. Cusco, … Continue reading "How Many Days Peru Realistically Needs" The post. Ten days sounds like a reasonable number when you're staring at a map of Peru, but it evaporates fast once you factor in altitude adjustment, the distance between regions, and the reality that Machu Picchu alone eats up a full day even if you're efficient about it.

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Ten days sounds like a reasonable number when you're staring at a map of Peru, but it evaporates fast once you factor in altitude adjustment, the distance between regions, and the reality that Machu Picchu alone eats up a full day even if you're efficient about it.

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