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Peru
Triplandio Peru guide covers 21 travel guides with 3 cities across 55 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 84 self-guided walking tours in Peru with 434 POI, spanning 285.6 km in total. Get inspired by 29 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
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.
Open Potato and Cheese Soup recipe🥩
Snack
Meat
Tamal Huacachino
tah-mal wah-kah-chee-no
· Cornmeal with meats and spices
A savory tamale flavored with local spices.
Open Tamal Huacachino recipe
Starter
Fish & Seafood
Ceviche
seh-VEE-chay
Marinated raw fish in lime juice, with onions and peppers
Open Ceviche recipe
Main course
Vegetarian
Cheese and Corn Stew
Locro de Queso
loh-kroh deh keh-soh
A hearty Andean stew made with cheese, corn, and squash.
Open Cheese and Corn Stew recipe
Soup
Meat
Quechua Potato Soup
Chairo
CHAI-roh
A hearty soup made with potatoes, corn, and dried llama meat.
Open Quechua Potato Soup recipe
Soup
Vegetarian
Quinoa Soup
Sopa de Quinua
soh-pah de kee-noo-ah
A warming soup featuring quinoa and various Andean vegetables.
Open Quinoa Soup recipe🥩
Main course
Meat
Guinea Pig
Cuy
koo-ee
Roasted or fried guinea pig, a traditional Andean dish.
Open Guinea Pig recipe🌿
Snack
Vegetarian
Boiled Corn with Cheese
Choclo con Queso
CHO-kloh cone KEH-soh
Simple Andean dish of large-kernel corn with fresh cheese
Open Boiled Corn with Cheese recipe
Main course
Meat
Grilled Chicken
Pollo a la Brasa
POY-yo ah la BRAH-sa
Peruvian spit-roasted chicken seasoned with herbs and spices.
Open Grilled Chicken recipe🌱
Drink
Vegan
Chapo de Huarango
chah-po de wuh-rahn-go
· Mesquite fruit beverage
A refreshing drink made from mesquite pods.
Open Chapo de Huarango recipe
Main course
Meat
Spicy Potato Stew
Carapulcra
Kah-rah-POOL-krah
A spicy and hearty potato stew flavored with Andean spices
Open Spicy Potato Stew recipe
Soup
Fish & Seafood
Traditional Peruvian Seafood Stew
Parihuela
pah-ree-HWEH-lah
A hearty seafood stew with fish, shellfish, and a rich tomato broth.
Open Traditional Peruvian Seafood Stew recipe
Snack
Meat
Anticuchos
ahn-tee-KOO-chos
Grilled beef heart skewers seasoned with spices
Open Anticuchos recipe
Main course
Meat
Pork and Corn Stew
Chicharrón con Mote
chee-chah-rohn kohn moh-teh
Crispy fried pork served with boiled large corn kernels.
Open Pork and Corn Stew recipe
Main course
Meat
Beef and Grain Stew
Olluquito con Charqui
oy-yoo-KEE-toe kon CHAR-kee
Traditional stew made with olluco tubers and dried llama meat.
Open Beef and Grain Stew recipe