Cajamarca                          Cusco                              Arequipa Every place on the planet has something of interest, but Peru is undoubtedly a privileged country for its great natural, cultural and human legacy. Here, nature lovers will feel gratified by the diversity of enviroments and escenery. They will be amazed by the sharp contrast betwen forest and deserts on the coast; deep [...]

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Lima the tradicional City of Kings, was founded in 1535 by the Conquistador Francisco Pizarro. Today it is the capital of the country and the gateway to the rest  of  Peru. In 1991, UNESCO declared it a World Cultural Heritage site for its colonial architecture. Travelers can visit everithing from pre-Hispanic temples such as Pachacamac [...]

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In the southeastern region of Huanuco, you will find the cave of Lauricocha that features 10,000 years old rock-art and burial remains of nomadic hunters. These remants costitute the oldest vestiges of human presence in Peru. Aeveral centurias later, the Cotos culture (4000 years old) flourished in the region. Their most representative building is the [...]

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Trujillo, capital of the region of La Libertad, is the third largest city in Peru. It lies on the north coast, 561 Km / 349 miles from Lima, in the Moche River valley where the Moche and Chimu civilizations Developer betwen 200 B.C. and A.D. 700. Both cultures were remarkable for their pottery and work [...]

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The Huascaran nacional Park, in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range, includes 296 lakes and 663 glaciers-as well as the highest peaks in Peru, the most important are Huascaran at 6,768 meters (22,206 feet), Huandoy and Alpamayo. It includes protected areasfor Andean plant species such as the Puta Raymondi and the qeñual tree, and wildlife such [...]

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The city of Ayacucho, capital of the region of Ayacucho is the southern central area of the Andes, 583 Km / miles from Lima; 560 Km 7 348 miles from Huancayo, and 582 Km / 362 miles from Cusco. The area was the capital of the first Andean empire, the Wari empire, wich reached its [...]

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Cajamarca, capital of the Cajamarca region, is held to be the most important city in Peru´s northern highlands. It was the place of origin for the pre-Inca culture of Cajamarca-wich includes the famous Windows of Otuzco – and was a great administrative and relaxation center for the sovereing during during the Inca empire. It was [...]

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Located in northeastern Peru on highlands, rim of the jungle, and Amazonian jungle. Its principal attraction is Kuelap wich is an ancient stone fortressbuilt estrategically on a mountain top looking out over the Uctubamba Valley. Its one of the most important archaeological monuments of the Americas. Kuelap was discoveredin 1843. It was built around the [...]

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Arequipa Peru´s second largest city, was listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in 2000. It is also known as “the Whire City”, because manyo f its churches and colonial mansions are built from de sillar white volcanic stone. Three volcanoes rise above  Arequipa, including the majestic Misti(5,821 meters – 19,092 feet) that can [...]

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The city of Cusco is located in the southeastern Andes. Its name in Quechua jeans “center of the world”, when it was the capital of the empire or Tahuantinsuyo (four regions.) Legend has it that the city was founded by Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo, who rose out of Lake Titicaca. The architectural legacy of [...]

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