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Backpacking Peru: 17 best places to visit

The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Peru, ranked and mapped. Tap any place to drop it into a free, day-by-day route built around how you actually travel.

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  1. Machu Picchu, Peru1

    Machu Picchu

    Cusco

    The lost Inca citadel.

  2. Cusco, Peru2

    Cusco

    Cusco

    Inca-and-colonial mountain capital.

  3. 3

    Rainbow Mountain

    Cusco

    Striped high-altitude ridge.

  4. Lake Titicaca, Peru4

    Lake Titicaca

    Puno

    Reed islands on a vast lake.

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    Arequipa

    Arequipa

    White-stone city by volcanoes.

  6. Sacred Valley, Peru6

    Sacred Valley

    Cusco

    Inca ruins and markets.

  7. Huacachina, Peru7

    Huacachina

    Ica

    Desert oasis and dune buggies.

  8. Colca Canyon, Peru8

    Colca Canyon

    Arequipa

    Condors over a deep gorge.

  9. Lima, Peru9

    Lima

    Lima

    Coastal capital, world food.

  10. Nazca Lines, Peru10

    Nazca Lines

    Ica

    Giant desert-floor drawings.

  11. Huaraz, Peru11

    Huaraz

    Ancash

    Turquoise lakes and trekking.

  12. Ollantaytambo, Peru12

    Ollantaytambo

    Cusco

    Living Inca town and fortress.

  13. Paracas, Peru13

    Paracas

    Ica

    Wildlife islands and desert coast.

  14. Iquitos, Peru14

    Iquitos

    Loreto

    Amazon river-city gateway.

  15. Mancora, Peru15

    Mancora

    Piura

    Sunny northern surf beach.

  16. Puerto Maldonado, Peru16

    Puerto Maldonado

    Madre de Dios

    Jungle-lodge Amazon base.

  17. Kuelap, Peru17

    Kuelap

    Amazonas

    Cloud-forest fortress ruins.

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