Learn Spanish in Peru

Peru, Incas aside
Dances are so numerous there that every village has its own. In Lima, the capital, the descendants of the slaves invented their own style of blues. And perched on the mountains, the Indians continue to sing the chants of the old Incas. To tell the epic tale of Peru you need entire libraries and a very deep breath. It begins on sites such as Cuzco, a city “par excellence” of the lost civilisation, which alone makes the trip worthwhile.
It continues, this Peruvian adventure, with names that leave you dreamy, like that of the highest lake in the world, Titicaca, or the sharp rocks of the Machu Picchu, the mysterious deserts of Nazca or the Amazonian jungles. Once you enter into Peru, it’s difficult to choose where to visit first because everything that makes up the Latin-American legend is found concentrated here. Peru is a multicultural place. Despite the revival of the Inca past, on which certain politicians base their national identity today, more or less everyone here is of mixed descent. Memories of Africa, of colonisation, of times past.
For those keen on heights, the Andes cordillera offers a most desirable terrain to explore. In the north, Huaraz gives you immaculate spaces dedicated to trekking, but also the discovery of the pre-Inca relics of Chavin de Huantar. That’s Peru. Find yourself in the middle of nowhere, in the most virgin countryside, then stumble almost by chance across a heritage site, a piece of history in the open air. Peru, outside of its thousands of kilometres of golden coastline, can also be summed up by its fabric and jewellery markets, which animate a social setting that is among the most picturesque of the continent. There is a certain Creole nonchalance in Peru, a way of life that the writer Vargas Llosa was able to describe and that we too often think is reduced to the heady sound of the Panpipes.
Outside of the clichés, Peru touches the visitor from the first second. “Without it, the world would be poor and scrawny”, said a traveller at the beginning of the last century. It is true that, between its giant freshwater fish, its local Pisco elixir and its juicy fruits, Peru possesses some attractions. And they are not just for tasting.