Have You Ever Been to Peru? Multiple Choice Grammar Test

There is one thing (1) _______ from those glorious brochure shots of Machu Picchu: the crowds. If you go in (2) _______ season, you’ll be trying to commune with the spirits of the Incas alongside (3) _______ camera-toting tourists.

The peak period begins (4) _______ late June, when the world-famous Inti Raymi festival (5) _______ in Cuzco. Colourful though (6) _______ , aficionados avoid it. There are just too many people.

July and August are also crowded, while the period from January (7) _______ to April is wet. That leaves May - the perfect time to be in the Peruvian highlands, according to Jill Forgham, of the specialist operator Last Frontiers.

“The peak months are horrible. Hotels get (8) _______ and flights are hard to find,” she says. “May is perfect. Flights are cheaper then, and it’s harvest time, so you can see the people working in the fields. It’s also the best time to fly onwards to (9) _______ Galapagos - the seas are warm and the birds (10) _______ .”