Peru & Bolivia Travel Blog: Expert Guides & Insider Tips 2026

As a result of a recent visit by Peru's Vice-minister of Cultural Heritage, Luis Castillo Butters, and the Cusco's Regional Director of Culture, Ricardo Ruiz Caro, a variety of changes have been planned for Machu Picchu Citadel.

Two pre-Columbian South American capitals were included on the CNN site's list of spectacular ancient sites of the New World: the citadel of Chan Chan in Peru and Bolivia's Tiwanaku.

It may seem odd to see Edvard Munch's name in the news alongside archeological findings, but the recent rediscovery of a tomb in the Peruvian amazon has caused just that: the exact site where the mummy which inspired Munch's "Scream"- one of the most reproduced paintings in the world- was discovered in the Peruvian Amazon was located last week.

This month, the oldest civilization of the Americas celebrated the 19^th anniversary of its discovery. As part of the traditional celebrations hosted by the archeological team at the sacred city of Caral, the newest archeological findings were announced, proving yet again that there is still so much to discover about the pre-Incan civilization which built Caral 5,000 years ago and controlled Peru's desert coast for more than a milennia before likely succumbing to the stresses

Humpback whales provide such a spectacular show as they jump, splash, and sing that whale watching is becoming a local draw in Peru's Piura region. This year, three thousand Peruvian and foreign tourists visited Piura during the whale watching season, a 50% increase over last year. They aren't the only ones who are coming in greater numbers: according to experts, some four thousand whales arrived last year, compared to an estimate of six thousand this year.

The mysteries of Machu Picchu never fail to captivate both researchers and travelers alike. As the recently announced results of a team of Polish and Peruvian researchers shows, there is still much to discover within the citadel itself, and inside of Machu Picchu Sanctuary.