This 356-page guidebook to Peru presents the countrys highlights in a comprehensive format, illustrated with hundreds of full-colour photographs and 12 maps. Key features: Places: region-by-region gazetteer section, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps. Essay Features: incisive essays on Perus history, people and culture, from its ancient origins to its present-day multi-racial population. Photo Features: magazine-style full-colour features on some of the countrys most exotic sights, including the Amazon birdlife and the weavers of Lake Tititcaca. Travel Tips: practical listings section, including Accommodation, Entertainment, Transport and essential contact addresses and numbers.