THE BEST SIDE OF PUERTO MALDONADO

Perched high while in the Andes Mountains, town of Cusco is as cultural and charming as it's historic. Cusco's central plaza is flanked by its iconic two-steeple, pink-hued cathedral and surrounded by arched stone purchasing and dining promenades. It is nearly as good an area as any from the region to sit down, take it easy, and soak up Peru's load