Three months in Peru we have seen four futból matches. Fotos of Futból Fanatics found here. Each time I would bring my camera along and capture some of the mayhem. I soon learned there is much more passion in the stands than on the field. The following photos are portraits of some of the most dedicated people in the world. Cheers to you, Peruvian Futból Fanatics.

Rocoto Rellena, Pastel de Papas, Queso Helado, and Chicharron de Cerdo! Arequipeños are rightfully proud of their local cuisine. Many of Peru’s local dishes can get a bit repetitious (fried meat, rice, slice of tomato) but in Arequipa the sheer variety of local specialties can be overwhelming, in a very good way. We attempted to sample as many of these dishes as possible for your edification…. Buen Provecho!

There are many who would claim that the Mochica fishermen of Huanchaco were the world’s original surfers, riding the waves on their caballitos de totora (“little reed horses”). While this may be debated, the Mochica’s legacy is living on in Peru’s growing role in surfing tourism. From the little-known beaches far from civilization to the crowded waves of Mancora and Lima, surfers won’t have a hard time finding the perfect fit. Huanchaco draws its fair share of Peru’s surf tourists. With up to 7 left-breaking and 2 right-breaking waves of various skill levels, it makes an chill place for both beginner and intermediate students, and a great jumping-off point for trips to more advanced waves.

This was our first big chance to soak up the outdoors here in Peru, and soak it up we did. It rained consistently for the first two days, but in the end it was worth it, and the last day and a half were beautiful. I would highly recommend this great adventure and experience to anyone coming to Peru.

Here we will be giving tourists and travelers some clues, hints and tricks dealing with transportation around any given town. From Buses to Combis to Big Buses. This installment is dedicated to travel in the city of Cusco, Peru, and surrounding areas. We have compiled Cusco bus information and put it all into this map. This map is not complete, but we will update it every time we whip through Cusco. All of the locations are detailed on the map page and below. Cheers and good luck.

This is the first article in a four-part series on the fishing-and-surfing village of Huanchaco, Peru. Most days you’d never know you were 30 minutes to Trujillo, Peru’s third-largest city when walking Huanchaco’s nearly-empty beach and crumbling colonial backstreets, but on summer weekends the malecón (boardwalk) explodes with Peruvian tourists and foreign surfers. While its position in the Humboldt Current makes the water cooler and the skies cloudier than its famous northern neighbor Mancora, it also thins down the crowds to people serious about their surfing and their relaxing.

The Gruta de Guagapo is one stop among many on most local tour companies’ itineraries, and according to our guide the place swarms with tourists on the weekends. But on a sunny weekday morning we stood at the mouth of the cave alone but for our guide and the taxi driver who had brought us there, the four of us dwarfed by the entrance. We didn’t see another soul until we left the cave an hour later. A trip to the Gruta de Guagapo in the Peruvian Andes is not just a chance to get off the beaten path, it’s an opportunity to pierce deep into Peru’s heart.

Our guide was Antonio, a retired high school history and geography teacher who has worked for 30 years as a guide around Cajamarca. His passion for the place is infectious: he knows every square inch, every foot path, every petroglyph. He began picking up garbage along the trail the moment we set foot on it, and by the time we returned he had a plastic sack full of Inca Kola bottles and candy wrappers. He seemed genuinely sad and angry that these people exist who would come to visit a place for reason of its beauty, then carelessly toss their water bottle aside while they admire the view.