PERU

Machu Picchu and The Inca Trail
Lake Titicaca
Nazca Lines
Arequipa City
Cordillera Blanca
The Lord of Sipán
Amazon Basin

 

MACHU PICCHU AND THE INCA TRAIL
The unique architectural characteristics, combined with the magnificent mountainous topography have made Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail one of the most popular tourist destinations on the planet. Machu Picchu demonstrates the nearly perfect and best period of a great culture. Engineering, architecture, town planning, agriculture, religion and astronomy are clearly represented in each of the city buildings. The Lost City of the Incas is reached by train, or along the fascinating four day walk on the Inca Trail, which attracts thousands of people every year, because of the beauty, scenery, history, archaeology and, of course, adventure.
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LAKE TITICACA
Lake Titicaca is the second largest lake in South America, and is the highest navigable lake in the world.  It is located in the high Altiplano region of the Bolivian-Peruvian Andes at an elevation of 3800m (12540ft). The maximum depth of the lake is approximately 280m. The Titicaca is the highest endorheic lake of major extension in the world.  The most out-standing feature of Titicaca is that it contains fresh water, although most endorheic lakes are salty, such as the ones that formerly existed in Chile and Bolivia (which are now dried salt lakes).
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NAZCA LINES
The Nasca Lines were discovered in 1939 by the American scientist, Paul Kosok. These incredible lines remainded unexplored until the researcher, Doctor Maria Reiche, dedicated her life to studying these enigmatic lines.
The Lines, which form different shapes, were used by the former Peruvian astronomers as gigantic solar and lunar calendars. Sheltered in the sand and in the blurry legends and myths of the villagers, they were a source of knowledge, and an amazing record of celestial phenomena. Nasca Lines are the documentary history of science, and of the scientists of pre-Hispanic Peru. In the Lines a scientific tradition is registered. The former Peruvians developed an alphabet, to annotate the most important astronomic events of their days. Today, the Pampas of Nazca are the pages of a book, written with a strange alphabet.
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AREQUIPA CITY
Surrounded by volcanoes, Arequipa, the “White City”, demonstrates an original colonial town by its town planning and architecture, including churches and mansions. Its calendar contains numerous festivals with fireworks, local cuisine and traditions.
Arequipa is the home of “Juanita”, the frozen Incan maiden and several other ice-mummies found on the snow capped mountains near the city.  The mummies are exhibited in the Santuarios Andinos Museum, which is located in the city center. Arequipa is also the entrance to the Colca Canyon, the best location in Peru to see Condors, the world’s largest flying birds.
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CORDILLERA BLANCA
Cordillera Blanca is a great mountain range located in the north of Peru “Huaraz”. The entire area of this mountain range is protected by the government, in the National Park of the Huascarán. The park is a paradise of more than 50 impressive snow capped mountains with summits above 5800m. The White Cordillera shelters the highest mountain of Peru (Huascarán 6768m), and also Alpamayo, which is considered to be the most beautiful snow capped mountain in the world. Artesonraju is also located in this cordillera (Paramount Picture’s logo mountain).
Adventure sports, including: trekking, climbing, horseback riding, mountain biking and fishing are popular in the Cordillera Blanca. The best season to enjoy adventure sports in high altitudes is from April to October.
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THE LORD OF SIPAN
Discovered by the Peruvian archeologist, Walter Alva, in 1987, in Lambayeque, city of Chiclayo; The Lord of Sipán represents the most important archaeological treasures of the Mochica culture. Found in Peru, and having never been previously excavated by treasure hunters, The Lord of Sipán has been nicknamed “The Golden Wonder” by Times Magazine. National Geographic published an article titled: “Discovering the Richest Tomb in the New World”. This discovery represents the most important archaeological finding of recent times. The collection has traveled throughout the world in a series of impressive expos in Europe, USA and Japan.
The remains of the great Lord of Sipán are in the Museo Tumbas Reales in the city of Lambayeque, displaying the great art work of the Moche Culture.
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AMAZON BASIN
It is located along the eastern edge of the Andes, in South America. It represents almost 61 % of the territory of Peru, but in contrast, is the region with the fewest human inhabitants. The Peruvian Amazonia is one of the world’s most bio-diverse areas, due to the rich variety of ecosystems.
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