秘鲁位于南美洲的西北部，与巴西、智利、玻利维亚等旅游大国接壤。秘鲁不大，面积大小只相当于我国的西藏，巧的是秘鲁也处于高海拔地区，其森林覆盖面积竟然达到了国土面积的51%。也正因为如此，南美高原的自然风光，就是秘鲁得天独厚的优势。秘鲁也被评选为在这个星球上，最值得探索的国家之一。
秘鲁是美洲大陆印第安人古老文明中心之一，这里曾孕育出闻名于世的小北文明、莫切文化和印加文明，后者更是成为前哥伦布时期南美洲最大的国家——印加帝国。8月－10月是秘鲁的最佳旅游季节。
Kate：This plan is made by my husband. As a matter of fact, I know little about Peru. Is it expensive to travel in Peru?
Mary：In my opinion, Peru is very cheap for tourists.
Kate：I have heard some tourists would spend hundreds of thousands on the whole trip in South America. I don't want that thing happen to me.
Mary：Yeah, I know. For those people, that is because they don't know how to negotiate the price all the way.
Kate：Do we need to take a lot of cash with us?
Mary：No, you don't. If you are really on a budget (预算), you can get by in Peru with a lot less cash.
Kate：How much does it cost generally?
Mary：I know some people who traveled through Peru on as little as 500 USD per month.
