From high-test cocktails to floating islands, experience the many highlights of Peru

For almost everyone who visits it, the fascinating city of Cusco will take your breath away. Literally. Situated at nearly 3,400 metres in the Peruvian Andes, the altitude takes some getting used to. Visitors would be smart to stick close to their hotel and rest easy for the first day or two. Take some altitude sickness meds or drink copious amounts of coca tea, which does lessen the symptoms somewhat. The old city is built on hills that gravitate out from the Plaza de Armas central square. Here you'll find the imposing Santo Domingo Convent which the Spanish conquerors built on top of the Incan Temple of the Sun (Qoricancha) to remove any trace of the once-powerful Incan Empire. Read More