THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PUERTO MALDONADO

Perched higher inside the Andes Mountains, the city of Cusco is as cultural and charming as it truly is historic. Cusco's central plaza is flanked by its iconic two-steeple, crimson-hued cathedral and surrounded by arched stone shopping and dining promenades. It's nearly as good a place as any in the region to sit, rest, and take up Peru's abundant