Article: travel: ON TOP OF THE WORLD; ... well, it's not quite that high, but it's how Mark Eaton felt when he discovered Peru's Inca past.(Features)

Byline: Mark Eaton

I DON'T know if it's an age thing, but when you've done the beaches of the Med, are jaded with the theme parks of Florida and been burnt to a crisp in the Caribbean you start to yearn for somewhere a little more adventurous, a little farther afield, off the beaten track.

Welcome to Peru...

It's got it all: lost cities, floating islands, Inca palaces, the Andes and Amazonian jungles. If, like me, you've never been to South America before, then Peru has to be the best introduction to this vast continent.

We flew with KLM via Amsterdamto the capital Lima, on the Pacific coast, but we only stayed one night and, like most visitors, headed ...

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