Peru
The huge capital of Peru sprung up out the desert. Lima is a noisy town, an easy going place where clouds cover the sky for 8 months of the year.
Pisac: a wonderful site that remains still very well preserved today and where you can see and appreciate the ingenious system of terraces developed during the pre-Inca era in all its splendour.
The town of Ollantaytambo and it's archaeological site are situated between Cusco and Machu Picchu. Take the time to visit this charming, little Inca town.
Andahuaylillas, a small village in the Andes mountains is still protected from the many tourist buses roaming all around Cusco.
Whether it's from the Bolivian or Peruvian side, Lake Titicaca's islands are enchanting. Everyone will love a cruise on Lake Titicaca.
At an altitude of 2300m, or around 7500 ft, Arequipa is a Peruvian town where the historic and the contemporary combine in perfect harmony.
Immense stones, perfectly balanced on one another, form the impressive Inca walls of Sacsaywaman.
An epic adventure awaits you at Colca Canyon! The trip involves a 3200-metre descent down to the river bed.
As you pass through the Colca Canyon area don't miss out on Chivay. A town located in the highest part of the canyon, a very pleasant area.
The Condor's Cross is a belvedere midway between Chivay and Cabanaconde on the Colca Valley road. It's at the top of a ravine where you can see huge condors gliding between the canyon's cliffs.
Paracas is a charming, little seaside town and departure point for the Ballestas Islands or the Paracas National Reserve.
A particularly memorable trip awaits you at the "Poor Man's Galapagos"! You absolutely must go and see the Ballestas Islands when visiting the Paracas National Reserve.
6 hours by road from Lima, right in the middle of an ugly desert, Nazca is a really ugly town which nonetheless attracts tens of thousands of tourists every year. Why? Because of the legendary and mysterious lines drawn in its soil.
Taquile, the island where men knit! This quiet, peaceful island is now well-known and is included as part of most Lake Titicaca tourist circuits.
Puerto Maldonado is a town in the Madre de Dios region, in the south-west of the country and in the heart of the Amazonian rainforest.
The fourth biggest town in Peru, Chiclayo benefits from a warm and sunny climate all year round. It's a town that's well worth a visit during your holiday, if not for its climate, then for its architecture and archaeological heritage.
It is called the city of eternal spring, as in Trujillo the weather is sunny all the time! This city has a magnificent beach, an archeological site and colonial buildings, which in themselves are good reasons to go and visit.
This little 'norteño' paradise will be sure to please you. This seaside resort is the perfect base for a visit to the ruins of Chanchán near to Trujillo.
On the Puno to Cuzco road, not far from Lake Titicaca, Pucara is a tiny, hidden away Peruvian village that sits at 4,000m altitude,
A visit to the oasis of Huacachina gives you the opportunity to discover a little-known side of Peru. Did you know that there is an oasis in the middle of a desert located south of the capital?
