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Peru is a country in western South America, bordered by Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile and the Pacific Ocean. Peruvian territory was home to the Norte Chico civilization, one of the oldest in the world, and to the Inca Empire, the largest state in Pre-Columbian America. The Spanish Empire conquered the region in the 16th century and established a Viceroyalty. Peru achieved independence in 1821.
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Popular Destinations:
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Chiclayo •
Cusco •
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Ica •
Iquitos •
LIMA •
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• Lima
Lima is both the capital and largest city in Peru. It is the cultural and economic hub of the country. Lima occupies the valleys of the Chillon, Rimac and Lurin rivers. It lies on a desertic coast overlooking the Bay of Lima in the Pacific Ocean where its port was built and named Callao …
• Cuzco
Cuzco (often Cusco) is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley (Sacred Valley) of the Andes mountain range. The altitude of the city, located on the eastern end of the Knot of Cuzco, is around 3,500 m. The historic capital of the sun-worshipping Inca empire …
• Arequipa
Arequipa is a large city in southern Peru and the nation's second most important city. The city lies in the highlands at the foot of the snow-capped volcano El Misti. Archaeological findings indicate the fertile valley in which Arequipa is situated has been occupied back to 5000 - 6000 BCE …
• Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is located in the Cusco Region of Peru. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 km northwest of Cusco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Often referred to as the Lost City of the Incas …
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Regions of Peru:
Amazonas •
Ancash •
Apurimac •
Ayacucho •
Cajamarca •
Cusco •
Huancavelica •
Ica •
Junin •
La Libertad •
Lambayeque •
Loreto •
Madre de Dios •
Moquegua •
Pasco •
Piura •
Provincia de Arequipa •
Puno •
San Martin •
Tacna •
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… more popular destinations in Peru
» Chiclayo
Chiclayo is the capital city of the Lambayeque region in northern Peru. It is located 13 kilometers inland from the Pacific coast and 770 kilometers from the nation's capital, Lima. The city was founded near an important prehistoric archaeological site, the Northern Wari ruins …
» Huaraz
Huaraz is a city in Peru. It is the capital of the Departmento de Ancash and the seat of government of the Provincia de Huaraz. The urban agglomerations population is distributed over the districts of Huaraz and Independencia …
» Ica
The city of Ica is the capital of the Ica Region in southern Peru. While the area was long inhabited by varying cultures of indigenous peoples, the Spanish conquistador Gerónimo Luis de Cabrera claimed its founding in 1563. The city suffered extensively during the 2007 Peru earthquake …
» Iquitos
Iquitos is the largest city in the rainforest of Peru. Located on the Amazon River, it is just 106 meters above sea level even though it is more than 3,000 kilometers from the mouth of the Amazon on the Atlantic Ocean. Iquitos has long been a major port in the Amazon Basin …
» Mancora
Mancora is a town and beach resort in the Piura Region, in northwestern Peru. It is located in the Talara Province and is capital of the Máncora District. The area is known for its turquoise beaches and good waves, making it a popular surfing destination …
» Nazca
Nazca (sometimes spelled Nasca) is a system of valleys on the southern coast of Peru, and the name of the region's largest existing town in the Nazca Province. It is also the name applied to the Nazca culture that flourished in the area between 300 BC and AD 800 …
» Ollantaytambo
Ollantaytambo is a town and an Inca archaeological site in southern Peru some 60 kilometers northwest of the city of Cusco. It is located at an altitude of 2,792 meters (9,160 feet) above sea level in the district of Ollantaytambo, province of Urubamba, Cusco region …
» Paracas
Paracas bay, with its southern end lying within the Paracas National Reservation is well-known for its abundant wildlife. The unique ecosystem, insulated from thrashing ocean waves and current by Paracas Peninsula, and its shallow warmer waters …
» Puerto Maldonado
Puerto Maldonadois a city in Southeastern Peru in the Amazon forest 55 kilometres (34 mi) west of the Bolivian border; located at the confluence of the Tambopata and Madre de Dios rivers, the latter which joins the Madeira River as a tributary of the Amazon …
» Puno
Puno is a city in southeastern Peru, located at the edge of Lake Titicaca. Puno's importance to the vast Inca empire was reflected in a legendary connection. Inca tradition has it that Manco Capac, the first Inca, rose from the waters of Lake Titicaca, under the orders of the Sun God, to found the Inca Empire …
» Tarapoto
Tarapoto, known as the "City of Palms", is a thriving commercial hub in northern Peru, an hour by plane from Lima, situated in the San Martín Province of the San Martín Region, located in the high jungle plateau to the east of what is known as the selva baja (low jungle) …
» Trujillo
Trujillo is a city in coastal northwestern Peru and the capital of La Libertad Region. It is located on the banks of the Moche River, near its mouth at the Pacific Ocean, in the Moche Valley. This was a site of the great prehistoric Moche and Chimu cultures before the Inca conquest …
» Urubamba
Urubamba (Flat land of Spiders) is a small town in Peru, located near the Urubamba River under the snow-capped mountain of Chicon. Located one hour from Cusco, Urubamba is the largest town in the Sacred Valley of the Incas …
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