Destinations

In Peru, the high diversity of ecosystems has led to the development of many human groups with their own cultures (Caral, Chimu, Wari, Tiahuanaco, and the largest Inca culture in South America) and remarkable technological achievements, architectural, spiritual, cultural and culinary.
Peru is considered by many a privileged country where we can find a high diversity of ecosystems, ecological, flora, fauna, of the 117 life zones known in the world, 84 are located in Peru, from 32 different global climate In Peru is 28. possessor of three natural regions such as Coast (Arequipa, Ica, Nazca, Trujillo, etc..), The Andes (Cusco, Puno, Colca Canyon, the jungle (Puerto Maldonado, Tambo leg , Manu, Iquitos, etc.), being the largest snow mountain in the tropics, the Cordillera Blanca. Also, there are 50 snow-capped peaks over 6000 meters high. Peru living culture.
Destinations
Inka TrailInca Trail forms part of the Inka roas network (the Qahapac Ñan), Inca Trail is one the most important and classic trekking routes in South America. Numerous ravines and water courses can be seen en route, generated by glacial ...
Machu PicchuMachu Picchu is an impressive Inca Sanctuary built into the side of a mountain. Its name means (Old Mountain) it has also been called the (Lost City of the Inkas) as it was unknown to the rest of the ...
Nation Q'ero CommunityThe Nation Q´ero is considered by many historians to be the last Inka Community, ever since historians Oscar Nuñes Del Prado and Mario Escobar made their firs visit to Nation Q´ero in 1955, a date that became synonymous with ...
Cloud ForestA cloud forest, also called fog forest, is a generally tropical or subtropical evergreen montane moist forest characterized by a high incidence of low-level cloud cover, usually at the canopy level Cloud forest often exhibits an abundance of mosses ...
Manu National ParkThe Manu biosphere Reserve covers an area of almost 2.25 million ha( almost half the size of Switzerland) and is one of the largest conservation units on earth, encompassing the complete drainage of the Manu River, with an altitudinal ...
Rain ForestThe rainforest is home to a wide range of species, many of whom are yet to be discovered and named, toucans, parrots, caimans, pink dolphins and a hundred species of butterflies and insect exist within an incredible biodiversity of ...
Spanish Churches and MuseumsChurch of San Blas. Founded in 1560, during the colonial period, it has a baroque pulpit which is a masterpiece wood carving; it is attributed to indigenous artist Diego Quispe Tito. Neighborhood of San Blas. One of the most ...
MorayThis remote but beautiful site lies near the little town of Maras and is well worth a visit there are tree “coliseums”, used by the Incas, according to some theories, as a sort of open –air crop nursery, known ...
Salt Pans MarasFive kilometers west of Urubamba is the village of Tarabamba, where a bridge crosses the Rió Urubamba, if you turn right after crossing the bridge you will come to Pichingoto a tumple-down village under an overhanging cliff. Also just ...
SalkantayFour hour’s drive west of Cusco is Mollepata, starting point for two major alternatives to the classic Inca trail, both treks pass beneath the magnificent glacial bulk of Salkantay, at 6275 m. the loftiest peak of the Vilcabamba range ...
CuscoCusco is an interesting combination of robust geography, fertile Andean valleys and imposing mountains descending to the edge of the jungle where the temperature rises and the scenery is rich in vegetations. The city, ancient capital of the Inkas ...
Southeast of CuscoPiquillacta. Piquillacta, whish translated as the city of Fleas, is a large site, with some reconstructions in progress; it was an administrative centre at the southern end of the end of the Wari Empire, the Wari contemporaneous with the ...
Lares ValleyTo the north of Urubamba and Calca beyond the great peaks that tower above the Sacred Valley, lies the valley of Lares an area famed for its traditional Quechua communities and strong weaving traditions. The mountainous territory that lies ...
Sacred ValleyUrubamba In the heart of the Sacred Valley, Urubamba (2875m.a.s.l.)is 78 Km. noth east of Cusco on the road to Pisac one hour 25 minutes by car) or 27 Km. (45 minutes by car) from Cusco on the Chinchero ...
ChoquequiraoChoquequirao is another “lost city of the Incas”, built on a ridge spur almost 1600m above the Apurimac, its Inca name is unknown, but research has shown that it was built during the reign of Inca Pachacuteq. Although only ...
Surroundings CuscoThe Cathedral The cathedral was built in two stages; first to be building was the el Triunfo Chapel, on top of what had been the Suntur Wasi (House of God) temple, then the cathedral itself was built on the ...
The Northeast of PeruThe Lord of Sipan Sipan is a small town 29 Km. from Chiclayo on the north coast of Peru. In 1987 Walter Alva, a Peruvian archeologist, made an important discovery in the Rajada Indian Tomb side. He found the ...
General InformationLanguage The official language is Spanish. Quechua, the Andean language that predates the Incas, has been given some official status and there is much pride in its use. It is spoken by millions of people in the sierra who ...
AusangateThis is the most popular trekking route and involves fairly tough hiking around the peak itself, featuring icy mountain views, high passes (including two over 5000m.) and some beautiful turquoise lakes . as an added bonus, there are two ...
Gastronomic ToursCusco is considered by many specialists as the second city of Peru, after Lima, for gastronomy. In this region chefs have incorporate local produce such as quinua, muña and beans into their creations to make some sophisticate dishes. The ...