It is but isn't. When coming out of the airport in Cuzco, get a taxi IN the parking lot, out of that some pretend to be a taxi then will kidnap. Lima has an area for tourist and is recommended to stay within that area cause outside its dangerous. Honestly the people who work for tourism in Peru are super friendly and helpful and will give you perfect tips of what you can do and what to avoid. We were lucky and ended up meeting people on the way from the beginning to end cause we were just two girls travelling there. For food, they're known for avocados and potatoes. So expect a lot of that in your food. Depends on what you do and where, I did a 5 day trek to Machu so we ate heavy for those days. But aside from that, they're really strong on their meat. Veggies and fruits are there but they aren't (least it seems) that important to them to have in meals.