Useful InformationORIENTATION: Peru is located on the central west coast of South America. Its neighboring countries are: Ecuador and Colombia to the N; Chile to the S; Brazil and Bolivia to the E; and the Pacific Ocean to the W. It is the third largest country in South America, with a surface area of 1 285 215,6 km2 (larger than France, Spain, and Germany combined) ... read more »
ArequipaFounded on August 5, 1540, by Manuel Garci de Carbajal, the city's name comes from the Quechua phrase "Arequipa i" which means "Yes, stay". It's not just by chance however that its name has held true throughout time; in the city streets, in its 'sillar' walls and in the attitude of it's people you feel a peculiar energy, a strange impulse, inviting you to ... read more »
CuscoHISTORY: Travel to Machupicchu. The fame achieved by archeological Cusco can be found well before the Inca Age. Cusco dates back about 1000 years before Christ when the Marcavalle culture was in force. From there, Chanapata began. The history of the contemporary culture of Pucara in Puno was lost until the Waris conquered the zone, including it in the Wari's Empire. After the Waris, the ... read more »
Machu PicchuLOCATION: Cusco Travel Guide, In Perú is located Machupicchu , this Beautiful Archeological citadel is situated to 112.5 km Northeast of Cusco at 2,350 meters above sea level within what is now the Machupicchu Archaeological Park, itself in the province of Urubamba in the department of Cusco.The park stretches across 32,592 ha. on the eastern slopes of the Vilcabamba mountain range between the Apurimac and ... read more »
PunoLOCATION: In the area altiplanica of our country, Puno to 3,812 meters above sea level beside the Lake Titicaca. Located to the south-this of the Peru and frontier with Bolivia, being adjacent with the departments of Madre de Dios, Cusco, Moquegua and Arequipa.Puno is a department of undeniable tourist hegemony in Peru with a natural landscape of incomparable shades, in Puno they have arisen and ... read more »
City of LimaMore than 400 years ago, the Spanish conqueror ("conquistador") Francisco Pizarro named Lima the City of the Kings ("Ciudad de los Reyes"). Nowadays, that same city, which rose from the lands of the native chief Taulischusco, is a metropolis of over 7 million people who proudly preserve the colonial convents and mansions which are symbols of their ancient and noble traditions.Lima, capital of Peru, ... read more »
Choquequirao Trek | 5 daysThe Choquequirao trek is a truly spectacular hike that plunges down into the Apurimac ...
Activity: Trekking
Short Inka Trail to Machu Picchu | 2 daysThe Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is one of the most famous trekking routes ...
Activity: Trekking
Cusco Inti Raymi 2010 | 5 daysDiscover the Andean world; visit the capital of the Inca’s empire: Cusco, Inca’s sacred ...
Activity: Traditional
Ausangate Trek | 7 daysThis very special alternative trek takes you alongside the spectacular snow-capped "Apu" of Ausangate ...
Activity: Trekking
Alternative Inka Trail Salkantay - Machupicchu | 5 daysThis amazing trek runs beneath the magnificent Salkantay Mountain (6.271m/20569ft), one of the highest ...
Activity: Trekking
Manu Cultural Program | 4 daysManu, located in the Southeastern part of Peru, is one of the largest Parks ...
Activity: Ecological
Classic Inka Trail to Machupicchu | 4 daysThe Inka Trail to Machu Picchu is one of the most famous trekking routes ...
Activity: Trekking
Trek Valley Lares - Machupicchu | 5 daysThis trip Combine the best of the Lares Valley and the fascinating Inca arqueological ...
Activity: Trekking
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