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Peru
Triplandio Peru guide covers 18 travel guides with 2 cities across 43 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 72 self-guided walking tours in Peru with 373 POI, spanning 282.5 km in total. Get inspired by 27 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data Peru
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Peru
Cost
HIGH
Safety
45
Health
43
Lifestyle
62
Infra
33
Rank
#68
Score
36
Tourists
1.1M/y
GDP/cap
$9.7k
Life Exp
77.9 yrs
Population
34.6M
Currency
PEN S/.
Language
Spanish
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
105
Traditional Local Food Peru
Local Flavours of Peru — Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
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Snack
Vegetarian
Boiled Corn with Cheese
Choclo con Queso
CHO-kloh cone KEH-soh
Simple Andean dish of large-kernel corn with fresh cheese
Snack
Meat
Anticuchos
ahn-tee-KOO-chos
Grilled beef heart skewers seasoned with spices
Soup
Meat
Quechua Potato Soup
Chairo
CHAI-roh
A hearty soup made with potatoes, corn, and dried llama meat.
Starter
Fish & Seafood
Ceviche
seh-VEE-chay
Marinated raw fish in lime juice, with onions and peppers
Main course
Meat
Grilled Chicken
Pollo a la Brasa
POY-yo ah la BRAH-sa
Peruvian spit-roasted chicken seasoned with herbs and spices.
Main course
Vegetarian
Cheese Stuffed Hot Peppers
Rocoto Relleno
roh-KOH-toh reh-YEH-no
Spicy hot peppers stuffed with a hearty cheese and meat filling.
Soup
Vegetarian
Potato and Cheese Soup
Chupe de papas y queso
choo-pay deh pah-pahs ee keh-soh
A traditional Peruvian soup made from potatoes and cheese.
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Peruvian Marinated Fish Escabeche
Escabeche de Pescado
ehs-cah-BEH-cheh deh pehs-CAH-doh
Marinated fried fish served with onions and bell peppers.
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Starter
Vegetarian
Causa Limeña
KOW-sah lee-MEH-nyah
A cold layered potato dish, flavored with lime and chili.
Main course
Meat
Andean Lamb Stew
Seco de Cordero
SEH-koh deh kor-DAIR-oh
A hearty lamb stew with traditional Andean flavors.
Soup
Fish & Seafood
Traditional Peruvian Seafood Stew
Parihuela
pah-ree-HWEH-lah
A hearty seafood stew with fish, shellfish, and a rich tomato broth.
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Fried Trout
Trucha Frita
TROO-cha free-tah
Fried trout served with golden potatoes and salad.
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Main course
Meat
Guinea Pig
Cuy
koo-ee
Roasted or fried guinea pig, a traditional Andean dish.
Starter
Vegetarian
Papa a la Huancaína
PAH-pah ah lah whahn-kah-EE-nah
Boiled potatoes with a spicy, creamy cheese sauce
Main course
Meat
Spicy Potato Stew
Carapulcra
Kah-rah-POOL-krah
A spicy and hearty potato stew flavored with Andean spices