Ayacucho Travel Info

The market in Ayacucho

Photo: Andrea Dunlap/Wikipedia

Holding a special place in the hearts of Peruvians, the Andean city of Ayacucho (`City of Blood') is the jewel in Peru's Central Highlands.

Historically plagued by poverty, isolation and in the 1980s and early '90s the Shining Path terrorist organization, Ayacucho has bounced back in recent years and is now linked by a paved road (565km) to Lima.