🇨🇴 Colombia or 🇵🇪 Peru
Which one, honestly
Colombia leads on the sea and value for money. Peru leads on food.
A normal day costs about $75 in Colombia and $85 in Peru.
Side by side
- 🇨🇴 Colombia🇵🇪 Peru
- Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, DecBest monthsMay, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
- $75A normal day$85
- 5h 40m to BogotaNonstop from New York7h 45m to Lima
- Very goodBeaches and seaNot the draw
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride longGetting aroundLong distance buses are good and cheap, flights save whole days
- April, May, October and November, the two rainy stretchesWhen to avoidFebruary, when the rains peak and the Inca Trail closes for maintenance
Pick by what you want
🇨🇴 Choose Colombia if
you want coffee mountains, Caribbean coast and one of the great party cities, on a budget that goes a long way.
🇵🇪 Choose Peru if
you want the Andes, one of the best food scenes anywhere, and a ruin everyone knows, without paying European prices.
Full Colombia guide →Full Peru guide →
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
Compare something else
Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.