• Peru Guide

  • Introduction to Peru
  • Weather
  • Things not to miss
  • Entry requirements
  • Money
  • Getting around
  • Public holidays

• Explore Peru

  • Lima
  • Around Lima
  • The south coast
  • Arequipa
  • Around Arequipa
  • The Titicaca Basin
  • Cusco
  • The Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu
  • Around Cusco
  • The Central Sierra
  • The North
  • The Jungle

• Cities

  • Arequipa
    
  • Ayacucho
    
  • Cusco
    
  • Huánuco
    
  • Iquitos
    
  • Lima
    
  • Trujillo
    

Peru Guide

Public holidays

Public holidays in Peru are: January 1 (New Year's Day), Easter Saturday, May 1 (Labour Day), June 29 (St Peter's Day), July 28-29 (National Independence Day), August 30 (Santa Rosa de Lima), October 8 (to commemerate the Battle of Angamos), November 1 (All Saints Day), December 8 (Feast of the Immaculate Conception), December 25 (Christmas Day).