| Cuzco |
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The well called navel of the World is an amazing place where Spanish and Inca`s culture is melted
at its maximum expression. Walking around the city is breathing air from the Ande ,is an endless
discovering of Ruins wherever you go and a travel to a magical past alive even nowadays.
It is possible to find important Inca monuments in the environs of Cusco not more than 30 minutes
long each other such as Sacsayhuaman, Tambomachay, Kenko and Puca Pucara Fortress. Outside the city
of Cusco there is The Pisac Village, The Sacred Valley of the Incas, Chinchero Village, Ollantaytambo,
the Inca Trail and the stunning Machu Picchu.
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| Arequipa |
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Colonial Convents and Churches, typical 18th century houses and a mestizo architecture wherever you go,
is just the beginning of such a relic like the Arequipa Historical Downtown could offer you.
Arequipa holds one of the most amazing natural landscapes of the south of Peru. It`s territory run from
beautiful beaches in its coast region until the Colca Valley in its highlands. The Colca Valley not only
possesses two of the deepest canyons of the world but also offers the possibility of sightseeing, due to
its steep cliffs, unique bird species in the world such as the Majestic Andean Condor which is the largest
bird on earth capable of flight. Besides this, there is also always the possibility of practicing adventurous
sports like rafting, hiking and mountain bike, delight typical Andean dishes or simply relax in an endless
surprising territory.
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| Puno |
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Puno was the center of the Tiahuanacu culture, one of the most important Pre Inca cultures and the maximum
expression of the Aymaras people. The legend tells that it was here, at more than 3 500 meter over sea level,
where Manco Cápac and his wife Mama Ocllo, ordered by their god, The Sun, emerged from Titicaca lake to found
the Inca Empire. Nowadays Puno encloses the richest folklore of the country from La Virgen de la Candelaria
Carnival passing through many others celebrations like the Fiesta Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes or the
Anniversary of the City to many sightseeing attractive like the impressive Titicaca Lake, the highest navigable
lake of the world, The Cathedral, Chullpas de Sillustani, etc. One of the most important islands of the Titicaca
Lake is the floating island of Uros. This is more than 40 little islands made of totora, a typical cane from the
Andean region, where its inhabitants still continue living like their ancestors did, keeping their manners and
culture as one of the first populations of America. There is as also the singular Taquile Island where most of
its inhabitants are dedicated to agricultural labors and they have developed a distinctive way of tourism where
it is possible to share their daily activities with them.
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| Tumbes |
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Tumbes is located in the north coast of Peru. It limits to the north with Ecuador, to the south with Piura, to
the east with Ecuador and to the west with the Pacific Ocean. Between its many atributes in counts with excellent
white sandy beaches and places where to practice hunting and fishing. Its waters are warm, well suited for swimming,
water-skiing, yatching and oaring. In going after Zorritos is the famous Caleta de la Cruz de Pizarro, where the
conquerer with his people landed (more than 4 centuries ago) to begin the conquest of Peru. The manglares are famous
and impressives, and there the famous "conchas negras" found a shelter.Here we can find the National Park Los Cerros
de Amotape, with dry forest formations, which give this area a shrubby appearance, what make it different from that of
the coast.
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| Amazonas |
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The department of Amazonas is located in the north of Peru, in the eyebrow of the Amazon region. This is the cradle of the
Chachapoyas Culture, a Pre-Inca culture, dating from 400 AC to 1,440 AC.Perhaps the most important, and well-known, monument
in this region is the Kuélap Fortress, compared for some as the "Machu Picchu" of the jungle. For those who love adventure Kuélap
might be really an excellent destination full of mystery where you`ll have the opportunity no only to enjoy an everlasting spring
season and mountain freshness but to experience some adventurous tourism and practicing sports such as backpacking, trekking,
mountaineering, horseback, rock climbing, hiking and mountain biking.The other important monument is Gran Pajatén which is a typical
Chachapoyas architecture expression. Both of them form part of the northern tourism circuit and those who are looking for adventure
and a deep contact with nature must take this tour.
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