Road clue guides · Americas
How to recognise Peru from the road
Drives on the right
Desert coast, high Andes and Amazon rainforest, all in one country. The landscape changes completely depending on where you land.
What to look for
1
Spanish and Quechua
Signs are in Spanish, and place names often come from Quechua, full of k, q and hua.
2
Mototaxis
Three-wheeled motorcycle taxis are common in towns.
3
Adobe and brick
Houses are often unpainted brick or adobe, sometimes left unfinished with bars sticking out of the roof.
4
Desert or mountains
The coast is bare desert, the interior is the high Andes, and the east is rainforest.
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