@anutaa_i What a fabulous post! 
We also love Peru and have been lucky enough to visit on four occasions now so far.
On our first visit we headed to Cuzco for Christmas and enjoyed their Christmas Day parade, as you mentioned the people there are so lovely and friendly.
From here we visited Machu Picchu, and all I can say is just WOW!
Machu Picchu is an Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley. Built in the 15th century and later abandoned, it’s renowned for its sophisticated dry-stone walls that fuse huge blocks without the use of mortar, intriguing buildings that play on astronomical alignments and panoramic views. Its exact former use remains a mystery. Also to preserve the site and keep tourism sustainable, there is a no-fly zone above Machu Picchu and a daily limit of 2,500 visitors per day with a one way walking system to reduce foot traffic.
We were also very lucky to be able to dine at the world’s second best restaurant as awarded by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. The restaurant is called Central and is located in Lima, Peru. It was also voted Best Restaurant in South America in 2021.
We had the 17 course tasting menu with matching wines. The restaurant’s world-famous chef Virgilio Martinez takes diners on a gastronomic tour of the diverse ecosystems of his home country Peru, from Pacific coastal shores to the high Andes and the depths of the Amazon jungle. The produce is grown, foraged or raised from altitudes starting at 20 metres below sea level and rising to 4,100 metres, so that’s up to 13,500 feet. Like the Incas, Virgilio perceives land on a vertical rather than a horizontal plane.
I have to say I will never forget this experience, it truly was one of a kind.
In recent years, Peru especially Lima has become highly regarded within gastronomical circles, with no less than three of the top fifty best restaurants in the world located there. The photos below are from the Restaurant Huaca Pucllana which overlooks Huaca Pucllana, a sacred place, it is a great adobe and clay pyramid located in the Miraflores district of central Lima, Peru.
The photos below are from another one of our favourite restaurants in Miraflores, Lima called ámaZ Restaurante which is an Amazonian cuisine restaurant that wants to bring to the world the gastronomy, culture and inputs of this region.
Our favourite location to enjoy the unmissable Pisco Sour or one of the other many beautiful cocktails they serve is on the outdoor terrace at Cala at the Cto. de Playas, Barranco where you can listen to the sound of the waves and stare out over the South Pacific Ocean.
Of course one of my favourite places to visit in Miraflores, Lima is the Paddington Bear statue. My Paddington Bear always insists I take him there!! 
Paddington Bear, from “darkest Peru” is the well loved main character in a series of children’s books by British author Michael Bond. In the first book published in 1958, Paddington left his native Peru and was found in Paddington Station in London. This statue was donated by the British Embassy in Lima to the Municipality of Miraflores as a symbol of the enduring friendship and cultural links between the UK and Peru. It was unveiled by the Lord Mayor of The City of London, Alan Yarrow, and the Mayor of Miraflores Jorge Muñoz, on Saturday 18 July 2015. The first time I took my Paddington Bear here one of the locals asked if they could take a photo of him with the statue, how lovely, and I think my little bear is having quite the world adventures as Michael Bond had dreamt for his little bear. 
I have to mention also all the wonderful dogs we met along the way during our times in Peru, here are a few photos of some of the new friends we made during our travels there.
If anyone is thinking of visiting Peru then we highly recommend 
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