haven’t uncovered much using forum search, all suggestions are welcome!
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here’s a link to an epic @small_h lima trip report:
and @JenKalb was good enough to provide this info about iguazu falls:
the restos we went to and enjoyed in Puerto Iguazu were Aqva (where I had the good river fish) and which was a nice casual airy modern place and La Rueda 1975, which was more traditional argentine food. The guesthouse (good breakfast there, prepared by owner) was secluded and it was possible to walk to our evening restos from there, Rincón Escondido Iguazú. There is also a very nice hummingbird viewing set up within a garden in the town, where it is very pleasant to sit and watch the birds. Needs reserving I think our guide called and set it up, Jardin de los Picaflores. The falls are amazing both sides are good,
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B and I went to Iguazu Falls in 2012 (!) before we had our kid. We had a blast (our itinerary included Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile, a sliver of Patagonia [Argentine side], Ushuaia but didn’t go to Antarctica). We were just talking about taking him to Iguazu. We went to the Argentine side of Iguazu because we’d heard from fellow travelers that there was some trouble with passports/visas on the Brazilian side (some authorities were trying to get bribes by asking for and then withholding passports). And the Argentine side is supposedly for the more adventurous traveler (ie, you’re up-close-and-personal with the falls and you will get soaked, which was so much fun, no joke). We were traveling independently and not with a tour group so if you’re with a group, the passport thing-y might be a non-issue (and my experience is now almost 14 years old).
Honestly, I don’t think we ate anywhere near there and if we did, I don’t remember. We were too enthralled by the falls!
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Aguas Calientes (the town below Machu Pichu) exist purely for tourists staying overnight to visit Machu Picchu. The food options are primarily catered towards gringos.
Ollantaytambo, which is a major stop in the Sacred Valley, also got a lot of tourist traffic during the day but real people do live there.
In both, try the market if you want something for the locals. Also, walk around and look for cheap menú del días in Ollantaytambo. Those are geared towards the locals. I enjoyed the many menu del dias I ate. Nothing fancy, but its not gringo food.
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we went to the Falls in 2023. they had had a big flood and much of the infrastructure to get you close down to the falls on the Argentine side had been destroyed. You could still take a boat through the falls area and there were bridges out over the water on the Brazilian side where you could go out and get the spray all over you, It was not a hot day and we did not go far out there- not a camera friendly environment!
there is a funny border crossing process but it was handled by our local guide so I don’t remember the details, but it was not a problem - we just went over to Brazil for an afternoon. The convergence of these huge rivers and 3 countries and the falls was just awesome, and the wildlife etc was pretty cool as well. As I mentioned we liked the town Puerto Iguazu on the Argentine side - staying in a pleasant town that was walkable vs a hotel along a highway was pleasing.
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