Peru

Peru is a land of staggering contrasts — the stark peaks of the Andes, the endless green of the Amazon, and the dry desert coast — all woven together by layers of history from ancient civilizations like the Inca to colonial cities and cutting-edge culinary capital Lima. It's one of those rare places where you can hike to a cloud-forest citadel one day and eat world-class ceviche the next, without ever feeling like a cliché.