Peru - Lima
Looking back from a finished trip's perspective, I can safely say that Peru was the only country I visited that offered really tasty cuisine. Even though I don't eat raw meat/fish and so couldn't gorge on Peru's most famous national dish - ceviche - I couldn't complain. I fell in love with "causa a la lime ñ a", aji de gallina and anything topped with huancaina sauce. My Peru adventure started in Lima, where I spent my first two nights in what turned out to be part of a hostel chain called Pariwana. I actually really enjoyed my stay there and booked from the same hostel family in Cusco. It was a little more expensive than other hostels, but in return provided some welcome "luxuries", like tons of bathrooms and toilets than were constantly being cleaned, with bins large enough to not overfill after an hour of being in use! In most places in South America you bin toilet paper instead of flushing it, but in spite of that many toilets come with bins