The Peru Channel

About The Peru Channel

The Peru Channel is all about Peru from someone who actually lives here! Information about the country (including important current events that affect travelers) are mixed in with my own stories of adventure and exploration.

Publisher

Philip Murray

Category

society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Jun 2022

Latest episode

31 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

44 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Dec 2025

   Tragedy and Yet Another Machu Picchu Crisis

   Another incident -- this time involving a death and dozens of injuries -- sees Machu Picchu close out a tumultuous year with it's international reputation quickly eroding as the facets of the tourist industry let greed and incompetence slowly makes Machu Picchu no longer the fabulous place to visit that it once was. Show Notes (I'll be adding updates here.)

2. 

   24 Nov 2025

   One Month Into Lima's State of Emergency

   About a month into Lima's current State of Emergency, there appears to be a lot of show and few results. While we await an official report, some new data shows that homicides have not significantly decreased. Also, there are some big train discounts for travelers planning their trips to Machu Picchu next year all the way though June 30 that you really have to check out.

3. 

   12 Oct 2025

   Another Major Crisis in Peru

   Friday morning Peru woke up to its 7th President in the last 9 years with only two actualluy being elected. In this episode I'll explain what has happened and what you can might expect in the coming days, week, and months. When more comes out -- and this is a very fluid situation at the moment -- you can check out the link on the Show Notes page to learn more.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

109,879

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

20 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

16 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

39

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

77

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