The Classics Collection

Peru: An Odyssey Across a Time-Honored Land

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From Lima, Catherine Contreras is an experienced journalist who built much of her career at El Comercio newspaper and currently works as the associate editor at El Trinche, a digital platform bringing together culture and food. She cofounded La Higuera, a digital platform that seeks to highlight the work of women in gastronomy. Contreras holds a communications degree from the University of Lima and teaches journalism workshops, sharing her passion for storytelling with the next generation. She has published several books, including 100 Places to Enjoy a Good Pisco in Lima (Planeta, 2014), Our Pleasure (PromPerú, 2018), and more recently The Bar Guide Lima Peru (El Trinche, 2025). Contreras was a guest commentator on Netflix’s Street Food: Lima. When she is not writing, she’s traveling. Her truest inspiration, through all the journeys, stories, and projects, is her daughter, Michelle.

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The Classics Collection

Peru: An Odyssey Across a Time-Honored Land

$120

To truly experience Peru, you’ve got to keep moving, but also stop to have conversations along the way, to learn local histories, to figure out how it all came to be. You must learn to actively linger.

— Catherine Contreras
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Page count

256 pages

Number of illustrations

Over 150

Language

English

Released on

October 2025

Dimensions

W 10 x L 13 x D 1.3 in

ISBN

9781649805195

Weight

3.31 lb

Author

Catherine Contreras

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