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Peru

Nikkei dish from Shizen restaurant in Lima, Peru.

The Peruvian version of sushi is amazingly harmonious

A classic Nikkei dish found across much of Peru is sushi. Though not the Japanese sushi you’re used to.

  • Ben Groundwater
All the feels… Aji de Gallina from Peru.

Peru’s ultimate comfort-food dish

Some crave chicken soup, others bolognese – but Peruvians have a go-to dish when they need a hug of warmth, and it’s surprisingly complex.

  • Ben Groundwater
Ox tongue anticuchos.

Everyone has a version of meat on a stick, but this might be the first

Skewers and protein add up to a marriage made in culinary heaven, in a practice that goes back to the Incas.

  • Ben Groundwater
Lomo saltado – a Peruvian standard.

It seems Chinese or American, but this hit dish originates elsewhere

So ubiquitous is lomo saltado in Peru, it’s basically their version of spag bol.

  • Ben Groundwater
The airport is scheduled to open on March 30.

New $3.2 billion airport set to open. There’s just one glaring problem

Peru’s new airport for Lima is set to open in weeks, but there’s still no road, no bridge and no train for passengers to access it.

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The small central pool is an antidote to brutal humidity, and a chilled space to chat with staff from local villages.

You won’t sleep in this gloriously alive jungle, but you won’t care

There’s an exquisitely thin line between creatures and creature comforts in the Peruvian Amazon.

  • Steve Madgwick
The majestic Vinicunca in the Cusco region of Peru, also Rainbow Mountain.

Extraordinary and exotic: Why now is the time to visit South America

There are more flights and South America remains better value than Europe or the US. Here is our beginner’s guide to travelling around this continent of extremes.

  • Chris Moss and Julietta Jameson
Snapper ceviche with leche de tigre.

One of the world’s greatest sauces is something you may not have heard of

This simple marinade may be little more than a component rather than an entire dish, yet it’s one of the true greats.

  • Ben Groundwater
It’s one of the world’s seven wonders, but a lot can go wrong when trekking Machu Picchu.

Fifteen of us set off on this famed trek. Only 10 made it to the end

It’s one of the world’s seven wonders, but there’s a heap of things that can go wrong when trekking Machu Picchu – and I should know.

  • Gary Nunn
Much Better Adventures offers a chance to give back… Ban Gioc waterfall in Vietnam.

Ten trends transforming travel for the better

Travel experiences that help nurture and preserve the planet and its people are booming.

  • Nina Karnikowski