Peru’s ‘hearty’ street food snack now served at Lima's top restaurants
Anticuchos go back to the Inca empire but celebrity chefs such as Gastón Acurio are giving the sliced beef heart snack a modern twist
December 2016
The foodie traveller
Picarones: Peru’s favourite late-night snack
These aniseed-flavoured doughnuts with mashed squash are crispy, chewy and sweet – perfect for soaking up the booze on a night out in Lima
October 2016
On the radar
Art and artists revive Lima’s most notorious barrio
The Peruvian capital’s once-grand port area, Callao, spent decades in the grip of drugs gangs. But now an art initiative is bringing life and culture back to its plazas and palaces
June 2016
A great little place I know
Surf's up: Peru’s shrine to big-wave boarding
Punta Hermosa, near Lima, is home to the Kon-Tiki Surfboard Museum, and a base for surfing culture 2,000 years in the making
May 2016
Why I love …
'In Peru, I was confronted by ancient instruments that people still play'
10 of the best B&Bs in Lima, Peru
September 2015
Insider's guides
An insider's guide to Lima: psychedelic electronica and ceviche by the sea
On the radar
Newly buzzing Lima vies with Peru’s ancient sites for visitor attention
October 2014
A great little place I know
Martin Morales on Bar Juanito, an iconic, bohemian hangout in Lima
The chef-owner of London’s Ceviche restaurant celebrates the survival of one of Lima’s most iconic bars
September 2012
Peru's fantastic food revolution
Los Saicos: Peru's original 1960s punk band - video
December 2008
Streets Ahead
Each week we visit an emerging neighbourhood in a different city. This week: the Barranco district of Lima
April 2008
How would you like your guinea pig, sir?
Can a nation that barbecues small rodents really have anything to offer the serious gastronome? Plenty, says James Doran. In fact, the imaginative cuisine is one of the best reasons to visit Peru
