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Behind the Scenes

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THIS BOOK

THANKS

OUR READERS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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THIS BOOK

This is the 7th edition of Peru. Carolina A Miranda served as coordinating author, writing all of the front and back chapters as well as researching and writing the Lima chapter. Aimée Dowl researched and wrote the North Coast, Huaraz & the Cordilleras and Northern Highlands chapters. Katy Shorthouse researched and wrote the Lake Titicaca and Cuzco & the Sacred Valley chapters. Luke Waterson researched and wrote the Central Highlands and Amazon Basin chapters, and Beth Williams researched and wrote the South Coast and Arequipa & Canyon Country chapters. Dr David Goldberg MD contributed the Health chapter. The 6th edition was written by Sara Benson, Paul Hellander, Carolina A Miranda and Rafael Wlodarski. This guidebook was commissioned in Lonely Planet’s Oakland office, and produced by the following:

Commissioning Editor Kathleen Munnelly

Coordinating Editor Penelope Goodes

Coordinating Cartographers Joelene Kowalski, Andy Rojas

Coordinating Layout Designer Aomi Hongo

Managing Editor Laura Stansfeld

Managing Cartographers Shahara Ahmed, Alison Lyall

Managing Layout Designer Sally Darmody

Assisting Editors Kate Evans, Melissa Faulkner, Helen Koehne, Anne Mulvaney, Sally O’Brien

Assisting Cartographers Mark Griffiths, Chris Love, Joanne Luke, Jolyon Philcox, Andrew Smith

Cover Naomi Parker, lonelyplanetimages.com

Internal image research Sabrina Dalbesio, lonelyplanetimages.com

Project Manager Anna Metcalfe

Language Content Laura Crawford

Thanks to Lucy Birchley, Helen Christinis, Chris Girdler, Indra Kilfoyle, Ali Lemer, Robyn Loughnane, Wayne Murphy, Raphael Richards, Saralinda Turner, Branislava Vladisavljevic

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THANKS

CAROLINA A MIRANDA

To the readers who submitted tips on divine ceviche, to the friends who shared their secret eats, to the Lonely Planet team – especially Kathleen Munnelly! – and to this guide’s writers, who endured my endless emails: you kick ass. Special gracias to Elvira Miranda Arbulú, for making me aguitas when my belly hurt; Arturo Rojas and Vera Lauer, for foodie wisdom; Camille Ulmer at SAE, for so many tips; Howard Chua-Eoan, for sharing his tasting notes; Robin Cembalest, for the library; Rosa Lowinger, for being Rosa; the Miranda Silvas, for being great cooks. Bear hugs to Ed Tahaney, who tolerates my wandering. For Felipe, who woulda been proud of this book.

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THE LONELY PLANET STORY

Fresh from an epic journey across Europe, Asia and Australia in 1972, Tony and Maureen Wheeler sat at their kitchen table stapling together notes. The first Lonely Planet guidebook, Across Asia on the Cheap, was born.

Travelers snapped up the guides. Inspired by their success, the Wheelers began publishing books to Southeast Asia, India and beyond. Demand was prodigious, and the Wheelers expanded the business rapidly to keep up. Over the years, Lonely Planet extended its coverage to every country and into the virtual world via lonelyplanet.com and the Thorn Tree message board.

As Lonely Planet became a globally loved brand, Tony and Maureen received several offers for the company. But it wasn’t until 2007 that they found a partner whom they trusted to remain true to the company’s principles of traveling widely, treading lightly and giving sustainably. In October of that year, BBC Worldwide acquired a 75% share in the company, pledging to uphold Lonely Planet’s commitment to independent travel, trustworthy advice and editorial independence.

Today, Lonely Planet has offices in Melbourne, London and Oakland, with over 500 staff members and 300 authors. Tony and Maureen are still actively involved with Lonely Planet. They’re traveling more often than ever, and they’re devoting their spare time to charitable projects. And the company is still driven by the philosophy of Across Asia on the Cheap: ‘All you’ve got to