Gay in peru

Travel Guide to Experiencing Peruvian Food

Peruvian cuisine is a mixture of tastes and textures, featuring dishes from Europe, Asia, and West Africa, modified to involve local ingredients, as good as traditional Incan meals. This means that those who want a culinary adventure when travelling will find something delicious to shout about.

Popular Peruvian dishes include:

• Chupe de Camarones – A thick freshwater shrimp soup, made with potatoes, milk, and chilies
• Puka Pikanti – A dish made with potatoes, beets, yellow chilies, mint, and peanuts
• Chairo – A traditional soup made with black chuño, red chilies, yams, sheep tripe, and dried meat
• Ocopa – A dish of sliced potatoes covered in a sauce of chilies, the huacatay herb, peanuts, and cheese
• Anticuchos – Skewers of marinated and grilled beef heart, served with potatoes or corn
• Mazamorra Morada – A jelly-like dessert made from purple maize and cloves

And if you’re looking for something to quench your thirst, try:

• Chapo – Made from boiled sweet plantain and cinnamon
• Inca Kola - A nice lemon soda
• Té de uña de Gato - A tea
  

  Peru

  Peru is one of the few countries in South America that do not legally recognize same-sex couples. Trans people can go to court to rectify the name and gender marker on their national identity card, but the process is expensive, complicated, and can accept many years. Transitioned people's organizations acquire been fighting since 2016 to enact a law that allows this modify to be made administratively, but these efforts have been blocked by conservative majorities in the legislature. Since 2017, Peru has had a law explicitly banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender persona, but violence and discrimination against LGBTIQ people remain, and cases of abhor crimes often depart unpunished. In April 2023, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights upheld a gay man’s rights to judicial protection and legal equality after he was subjected to discrimination at a business establishment. In 2024, the Ministry of Health unexpectedly issued a decree classifying being transgender as a mental health disorder, a step that sparked widespread criticism from LGBTIQ activists and human rights organizations. Activists have legally challenged the decree, and a judicial judgment is pending.

  A Guide to Lgbtq+ Peru

  Gay Peru is very much an underground scene, as the country still discriminates against similar sex couples.

  Lima has a small lgbtq+ scene, smaller than you would anticipate for a capital city, but which does offer lesbians and gays the opportunity to mix with others.

  The gay Peru community is focussed around the Miraflores area of Lima, where hotels, saunas, restaurants and a dozen or so bars and discos for gays and lesbians can be found.

  The first Peru Homosexual Pride march took place in 1997 and in both Cusco and Arequipa, small gay communities have been emerging.

  There are an increasing number of tour companies that provide gay holidays to same sex couples throughout Peru.

  Out and About

  The gay people in Lima has more members of a younger generation. They are openly gay and satisfied to be so, although they are careful not to flaunt their relationships in public for their personal safety.

  There is a distinct generation split with older members of the society. Many of them are married with children and despite having same sex relations, they carry out not acknowledge or believe that they are gay.

  Same sex relationships have been brought more to the publics attention
  
  

  Machu Picchu Travel Guide for LGBTQ & Gay Comminity

  Machu Picchu is one of the world’s most treasured historical sites, dating help to the 15th century. Acknowledged as the “Lost City of the Incas”, this gem is one of the most familiar icons of the ancient Incan world. Because it was abandoned during the time of the Spanish Conquest, Machu Picchu was only recently discovered as a site rich in Incan identity. Read about the LGBTQ & Gay Travel Guide to Peru bellow

  ***This is our complete lgbtq+ travel guide to Peru with all our tips on where to stay, what to notice and do for LGBTQ travelers

  Machu Picchu is accessible by foot or by rail from Cusco or Aguas Calientes. The Inca Trail will take you directly there, or it might get a few hours in the sunshine so bring your sunscreen! If you plan on traveling in this region during the wet season, (Novemver to March) it might be best to leave a few extra days in case of delays. Otherwise, the dry season (April to September) is a great but busy bet.

  There are various sites to see in the park of Machu Picchu. Sun Gate is often visitors’ first life of the Incan ruins, and the various Temples around the park will leave you absol