Peru

10-day/nine-night culinary tour with “Eat Smart Guide” author Joan Peterson, Sept. 14-23, 2010. Highlights: ceramics, textiles, gold, erotica in Larco Herrera Museum, Lima/pisco tasting in Ica/boat tour to Ballestas Islands, where sea lions, penguins and flamingos live/Vistadome train to Machu Picchu. Land only, $2,969. Single supp., $525.

Joan Peterson (Madison, WI; 608/233-5488).