All of these Peru-related blogs and websites are well worth checking out. Some focus squarely on travel, a few are food blogs, and some are the musings of expats, offering a refreshing and insightful portrayal of life in Peru.
General Blogs and Websites About Peru
…en Perú – an excellent Peru blog packed with information. Not updated these days, but still covers a wide range of subjects including travel, history, culture and news.
ExpatPeru – an expat website with an active forum. The travel forum is a good source of info and answers for anyone traveling in Peru.
Peru Delights — For the “ins and outs of Peruvian cooking,” this is the place to go. Great recipes, beautiful photos and rich prose; you won’t find a better blog about Peruvian food.
Karikuy – a one-stop destination for tours and volunteering in Peru, complete with an excellent blog.
Expat & Location Specific Peru Blogs
Academic Troll — An “Off-duty anthropologist, travel and expat blogger observing life in Peru,” including people, places and food.
Life in Peru – an informative Peru blog by an expat living in Cusco.
My Slice of Peru – a fascinating expat blog about Chiclayo and the Lambayeque region.
Dawn on the Amazon Captain’s Blog — “About the upper Amazon River, the Amazon rainforest, Iquitos Peru, and Dawn on the Amazon Tours and Cruises.”
Sin Polaris — a Lima-based blog about “being away from the comfortable, about trying the unknown, about experiencing the new, and about just like half a billion other blogs.” Sin Polaris is no longer updated because the blogger left Peru, but it’s still worth a read.
Streets of Lima – a witty, informative blog by an American with a fondness for the Peruvian capital. Rarely updated these days.
Tarapoto Life – another of my blogs, this one is about life in the jungle town of Tarapoto, San Martin.
Wawas in Peru — Covering “being a parent and an expat, cross-cultural relationships, bilingualism, maybe a few arts and crafts, being a working mom, Peruvian society” and more.
South American Blogs & Websites
FindLocalTrips– The only website where you can search, compare and book the best tours in South America at local prices.
New World Review — “Journal of food, drink and travel in the Americas.”
Gringos Abroad — a Canadian family living and traveling abroad (in Ecuador)
Land Cruising – follow the journey of Karin-Marijke and Coen as they drive their Toyota Landcruiser BJ45 up, down and all around South America.
Other Recommended Travel Blogs & Websites
Two Backpackers – Aracely & Jason travel the world sharing HD adventure travel videos, HD travel pictures and independent budget backpacking travel tips.
Peru Hop– Peru´s first hop on hop off bus company, offering safe, flexible and fun way to travel to unique places in Peru.
Bolivia Hop – Considered the best and safest option for crossing into Peru from Bolivia or leaving Peru into Bolivia by bus.
Travel Insurance to South America — A useful guide on things to do, what to bring, and things to look out for when traveling South America, including getting the right kind of insurance coverage.