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Peru Travel Guide
Peru is located in Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean between Chile and Ecuador. Politically it is organized into 25 regions, headed by the metropolitan capital of Lima.
Peru Attractions
Machu Picchu (the lost city of the Incas) – is a real architectural jewel was once palaces of the finest Inca stonework are augmented even more by the lush and virginal landscape of the surroundings. Machu Picchu is located nearly 8,000 feet above sea level on top of a ridge between two peaks of different size, the smaller peak is known, as ‘Huayna Picchu’ is the most seen in photographs of the ruins. The original name of the ruins has been forgotten with the passing of the centuries and Machu Picchu means ‘Old Peak’.
Choquequirao (Machu Picchu’s Sacred Sister) – located below the equator is a place of mystery and romance. The raging glacier fed rivers roar through deep canyons slicing the igneous spine of the Andes and towering ice peaks hover like sentinels over mist-shrouded jungles. The lost civilizations and forgotten cities beckon the adventurous area on the eastern slope of the Andes.
The Coricancha – a major sacred center of the Inca world that was turned into a church by the Spanish and an earthquake has destroyed much of the Spanish architecture, leaving the immense walls intact.
The Archaeological Museum – the museum includes fabulous and unique artifacts that are not found in other parts of Peru, which are the wooden Inca Keros or ceremonial drinking cup and other relatively rare items.
Sacsayhuman – the famous site of some of the most massive Inca stonework, which are generally called a fortress in tourist literature.
Lake Titicaca – the highest navigable lake in the world at 12,500 feet forms a natural boundary between Bolivia and Peru. The Aymara and Quchua Indians are the inhabitants of its shore, the descendents of both the ancient Aymara and younger Inca civilizations. The Cocacabana is a tiny resort town on the shores of the lake important for the shrine dedicated to the Indian Virgin ‘La Virgen Morena’ and a three day festival is held in her honor.
Islands of the Sun and the Moon – according to legend the Inca Empire was founded on these islands when a golden rod was brought to earth by Manco Kapac and Mama Ocilo, the son and daughter of the Sun God and was buried here. There are several ruins on both the islands supporting this legend and on the island of the Sun, there is Inca Staircase and the Inca Springs, said to be source of eternal youth and happiness.
Iquitos – is the gateway to the Amazon region and has the largest tropical jungle in the world, which is responsible for 50% of the renovated oxygen on Earth. The hydrographic basin contains over 1000 rivers and lakes, which is not less than one fifth of the fresh water reserves on Earth. The most exuberant flora and fauna known to man with thousands of noble century old trees, 15,000 species of live animals, 2,000 kinds of mammals and 1,500 types of fish.
