View a map of Perú

Sites with information about Perú:

• The Red Cientifica Peruana, the Internet Network of Perú

• Lonely Planet's Destinations Perú Page

Reading Material Related to Perú:

• Lonely Planet Peru Travel Guide by Sara Benson. 6th Edition, 2007. 604 pages, 90 maps.
  ISBN 9781740597494.  Lonely Planet (www.lonelyplanet.com).
  Lots of the usual nuts and bolts stuff.

• Footprint South American Handbook 2008 by Ben Box. Footprint Handbooks 84th Edition. 1584 pages.
  ISBN 9781904777960.  Footprint Handbooks (www.footprintbooks.com).   Easiest to order from Amazon.com.
  The bible for South America, updated annually. More factual details on nuts and bolts than Lonely Planet.

• Footprint Peru Handbook by Ben Box & Steve Frankham. 6th Edition, 2007. 656 pages.
  ISBN 1 904888 88 0.  Footprint Books or Passport.
  Expanded Peru info from Footprint. See above for info.

Heavier fare:

• The Conquest of the Incas by John Hemming. ISBN 0156028263. Harvest Books.
  Good modern account of the fall of the Incan empire.

• Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa.
  A novel by Perú's greatest writer. Widely available in bookstores and slightly more readable than some of his lengthy, complex, multilayered novels.

Web Sites (all in Spanish):

• General Portal:  Red Científica Peruana  (www.yachay.com.pe)
• General Tourist Info:  PromPerú - Comisión de Promoción del Perú para la Exportación y el Turismo  (www.promperu.gob.pe)
• Leading Newsmagazine:  Caretas  (www.caretas.com.pe)
• Leading Daily Newspaper:  El Comercio  (www.elcomercioperu.com.pe)

Further information regarding logistics and registration can be obtained through the following:

• Phone: (in the US) 800-UAB-MIST
• Phone: (from overseas) +1-205-934-1630
• Fax: +1-205-934-5600
• E-mail: info@gorgas.org