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Huaca Rayada
This archaeological site was discovered by huaqueros from the nearby hamlet of Sipán. When local archaeologist Dr Walter Alva saw a huge influx of intricate objects on the black market in early 1987, he realized that an incredible burial site was being ransacked in the Chiclayo are
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Centro de Interpretación
Located 1.5km south of the entry point to Reserva Nacional de Paracas, this modest center’s displays kick off with a 12-minute rather twee video aimed, it would seem, at wide-eyed teenagers.The subsequent exhibits on fauna, archaeology and geology are weightier and more inspiring.
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Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
The imposing 1557 church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción has an expansive courtyard approach that may awaken urges to oratory. Its interior is airy, and the pulpit is covered in gold leaf.Other churches nearby include Santa Cruz , which has lost half its roof and remains closed fo
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Museo de Sitio Manuel Chávez Ballón
This museum has superb information in Spanish and English on the archaeological excavations of Machu Picchu and Inca building methods. Stop here before or after the ruins to get a sense of context (and to enjoy the air-conditioning and soothing music if you’re walking back from the
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La Capilla
In recent times, the INC (Instituto Nacional de Cultura), in a characteristically controversial move, demolished the church in the main square in order to reconstruct it in colonial style. Masses, which have moved to a nearby chapel, are worth visiting. On Sunday, a Quechua-languag
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Museo de Arte Religioso
Originally the palace of Inca Roca, the foundations of this museum were converted into a grand colonial residence and later became the archbishop’s palace. The beautiful mansion is now home to a religious-art collection notable for the accuracy of its period detail, and especially
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Incahuasi
The most notable archaeological site in the Cañete Valley is Incahuasi, the rough-walled ruins of the military headquarters of the 10th Inca king Túpac Yupanqui, located on the western outskirts of Lunahuaná. It is thought that the original buildings date from 1438-ish, soon after
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Hacienda Concepción Research Center
Formerly the ITA Aceer Tambopata Research Center, Inkaterra’s reconstructed lodge, 8km downriver from Puerto Maldonado, is an important research center of interest to ecotourists, with an exhibition on conservation, occasional lectures and a laboratory for scientists. It’s built on
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Museo Arqueológico Hipólito Unanue
In the Centro Cultural Simón Bolívar at the university, located more than 1km north from the city center along Independencia – you can’t miss it. Wari ceramics make up most of the small exhibition, along with relics from the region’s other various civilizations. While there, visit
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Panteón de los Próceres
Located inside a little-visited 18th-century Jesuit church, this monument pays tribute to Peruvian battle heroes, from Túpac Amaru II, the 18th-century Quechua leader who led an indigenous uprising, to José de San Martín, who led the country to independence in the 1820s. The mosaic
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Cahuachi
A dirt road travels 25km west from Nazca to Cahuachi, the most important known Nazca center, which is still undergoing excavation. It consists of several pyramids, a graveyard and an enigmatic site called Estaquería, which may have been used as a place of mummification. Tours from
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Chiquity Club Activity Center
This excellent children’s activity center offers a great way for young families to decompress. The brainchild of a bilingual Waldorf-trained teacher, this multifaceted space includes covered play areas, a climbing wall and sandbox of ‘fossils.’ There’s also a library with English l
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Iglesia de Santiago Apostol
Worth seeing and the pride of locals, this lime-mortar church includes fascinating features such as a life-sized sculpture of the Last Supper; Santiago (St James) atop a real stuffed horse, returning from the dead to trample the Moors; creepy catacombs; secret tunnels; a domed tomb
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Llactapata
You can hike to the hydroelectric station via Llactapata, a six-hour walk up and over a hill on the well-marked Inca Trail, affording views of Machu Picchu and access to a half-cleared ruin. The trail is well-marked and can be done without a guide, though they are helpful to indica
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Palacio Iturregui
This bright yellow 19th-century mansion is unmistakable and impossible to ignore unless you’re color blind. Built in neoclassical style, it has beautiful window gratings, 36 slender interior columns and gold moldings on the ceilings. General Juan Manuel Iturregui lived here after h
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Convento de los Descalzos
At the end of the attractive Alameda de los Descalzos, all but forgotten, is this 16th-century convent and museum, run by the Descalzos (‘the Barefooted,’ a reference to Franciscan friars). Visitors can see old winemaking equipment in the kitchen, a refectory, an infirmary and the
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Museo de la Inquisición
A graceful neoclassical structure facing the Plaza Bolívar houses this diminutive museum where the Spanish Inquisition once plied its trade. In the 1800s, the building was expanded and rebuilt into the Peruvian senate. Today, guests can tour the basement, where morbidly hilarious w
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Lugar de la Memoria
An ambitious state project to preserve the memory of victims of violence during Perus tumultuous period from 1980 to 2000. This new postmodernist museum is still in the process of implementation, but has traveling open-air exhibits in the meanwhile (check the website for details).
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Laguna de Choclococha
One of many lakes adorning the Rumichaca road, this body of water, 70km south of Huancavelica, can be visited by taking the Rumichaca-bound bus at 4:30am. It’s about two hours to Choclococha ‘town’ (then a 10-minute walk); the same bus can pick you up again on its return to Huancav
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ITA Aceer Tambopata en Inkaterra
The ITA Aceer Tambopata en Inkaterra is an important research center that was built on the site of a 19th-century house formerly occupied by one of the first doctors to practice in this part of the Amazon. ITA retains parts of the original house while providing modern research faci
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