Talk about Travel

I would spend  two or three days in each city.

I would not visit Machu Picchu, because it is struggling with overtourism. Try to visit a different Incan site, like Choquequirao, and spread your dollars to the smaller villages that get overlooked.

According to the CDC, you will only need yellow fever if you are traveling to affected areas in Peru and Ecuador. Check with the Ecuador consulate about their entry requirements and schedule an appointment with an infectious diseases doctor. I had to get the yellow fever vax to enter Botswana after a layover in Ethiopia, but no one ever checked. (In fact, the government repealed the rule a day before I arrived. All of those hives for naught.) But it’s better to be safe, then . . sick.

Yes, crime happens in Latin America, though I have never had anything bad happen to me, with the exception of a rogue cab driver in Mexico City.  Just be a smart traveler. Here is our recent scams piece; this should help.