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Welcome to Peru, the most fascinating destination in South America. Visit Peruvian highlights cities: travel to Cusco, explore the incredible sites of Machu Picchu, Choquequirao, Sillustani or Kuelap, overfly the Nazca Lines, go into Manu rainforest, navigate the Titicaca Lake or walk the Inca Trail. Practice your favourite adventure sport in the coast, rivers or mountains, or be in touch with the widest variety of flora and fauna of the Peru Amazon jungle.
Peru surpasses nearly all other destinations in the world when it comes to a rewarding vacation. Boasting some of the most unique indigenous peoples on the planet, as well as a storied history and a variety of natural landscapes that will exhaust your camera, a Peru trip is most often a life-changing experience. Speaking of events, Peruvian festivals and holidays are among the most colorful on the planet, and with thousands of them going on throughout the year and across the country, chances are good that you can add one of these unforgettable experiences to your list of things to do. A Peru vacation is part adventure, part learning experience. Outdoor pursuits and intriguing ruins will have your heart pounding and your imagination soaring, and not only will you learn a lot about the people and events that shaped Peru, but you will also probably learn a lot about yourself in the process. Peru is magical, exciting, awe-inspiring and mesmerizing all at once, and if you treat yourself to a vacation in Peru, you will long live the memories in your mind. Chances are you'll return again one day. Better sooner than later.
Peru in numbers/basic information on Peru:
• Inhabitants : 28.674.000
• Area of Peru : 1.285.220 km˛ (496.226 square miles)
• Currency : Nuevo Sol (PEN)
• Spoken languages : Spanish, Quechua, Aymará
• Borders with : Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador
• Capital : Lima
• Seat of the congress/parliament : Lima
• Seat of the government : Lima
• Head of State and Government Chief : Alan García
• Typical products : fish and fish products, gold, copper, zinc, petroleum, coffee, sugar, cotton
• Voltage : 220 V / 60 Hz
• Telephone prefix number Peru phone country code : +51
• Time Zone : GMT/UTC -5 hours
Regions of Peru
Geographically, Peru is divided in three regions:
• The Coastal area next to the Pacific Ocean, featuring deserts, beautiful beaches and fertile valleys.
• The Highlands area dominated by the Andes Mountain Range, with elevations as high as 6.768 meters above sea level (22.204 feet) at the summit of the Huascarán snow-capped peak.
• The Jungle area of lush tropical vegetation forming part of the Peruvian Amazon Region, home to Peru's largest nature reserve areas.
Highlights
Visit the great Peruvian cities, hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, take a trip to Lake Titicaca in Puno, overfly the Nazca Lines, visit the Colca Canyon, one of the deepest canyons in the world (3,400 mts), embark on a natural experience to the Paracas National Reserve or navigate through the Amazon Jungle to visit the Tambopata and Manu Natural Reserves.
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