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Amazon Refuge Wildlife Conservation Center
Amazon Refuge Wildlife Conservation Center This research and conservation center in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon began with the gift of 100 acres of land from the local San Juan de Yanayacu Indians. Today, it serves as a leading lodge and excursion center in one of the world’s most biologicall
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Amantani Island/Isla Amantani
Amantani Island/Isla Amantani For those wishing to avoid heavily touristed Taquile Island, but still enjoy a smoothly operating system of homestays and a taste of traditional lake lifestyle, Isla Amantani is the perfect option. The 38km (26mi), four-hour trip and dearth of infrastructure (electric
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Urubamba Valley
Urubamba Valley Better known as the “Sacred Valley,” the Urubamba Valley is the ancient cradle of Inca civilization. It’s a place where merchants still speak Quechua while strolling the cobbled streets, and markets burst with the vibrant colors of traditional Inca art. It’s a place where ruins ris
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Tipon
Tipon When you hear “Inca ruins” you probably think Machu Picchu, and while the famous 15th century site deserves its bucket list status, Peru is home to other travel-worthy ruins as well. One of them, arguably the best demonstration of the incredible engineering skills of the Incas, is Tipón.The
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Quarry Trail
Quarry Trail Unforgettable and crowded—those are two words that travelers might use to describe the Inca Trail. Seeing as it’s the most popular trail in Peru, the Inca Trail has become a hike that’s hard to get reservations for. Often travelers will reserve their permits up to 6 months in advance,
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La Raya Pass
La Raya Pass An endless panorama of rugged slopes, sweeping plains and jagged, snow-capped peaks, broken up by crops of bristly shrubs, bursts of wildflowers and herds of llama and alpaca grazing on the hillsides - traveling over La Raya Pass serves as a spectacular introduction to the Peruvian An
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Archbishop’s Palace
Archbishop’s Palace Located in Lima’s Plaza de Armas, the Archbishop’s Palace is an extraordinary example of neo-classical architecture. Rising next to the Lima Cathedral, this plot of land has been the Archbishop’s residence since Francisco Pizarro decreed it as such in 1535. The building, howeve
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Huallamarca (Pan de Azucar)
Huallamarca (Pan de Azucar) A gigantic adobe pyramid set amidst the office blocks and residential apartments of San Isidro financial district, the archeological site of Huallamarca stands in startling contrast to its surroundings. Also known as the Pan de Azucar (Sugar Loaf), after the farmlands t
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Pacaya Samiria National Reserve
Pacaya Samiria National Reserve Peru’s largest and most important protected area is the massive Reserva Nacional Pacaya Samiria, a vast 2.08 million hectare (8,030 square miles; roughly the size of New Jersey or El Salvador) swath of pristine rainforest threaded with endless waterways. The two mos
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Mujica Gallo (Gold Museum)
Mujica Gallo (Gold Museum) Gold and silver were highly prized and beautifully worked by the Inca. The precious materials were worked into symbolic and decorative pieces, but were never used as money.The gold drew the attention of the Spanish and led to the empire’s downfall, but not all of the Inc
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Pre-Columbian Art Museum
Pre-Columbian Art Museum Many travelers to Cuzco are familiar with the Inca, the native inhabitants of the Peruvian Andes who were brutally conquered by the Spanish. Fewer people, however, are familiar with the Moche, Nazca, Chimu, and Chancay whose histories date back for thousands of years. Thou
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National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History
National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History When compared to cities like Trujillo and Cuzco with their wealth of archaeology, modern day Lima can sometimes seem like a city without a past. For what it lacks in ruins, however, it more than makes up for with its fascinating museums and
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Larcomar Shopping Center
Larcomar Shopping Center With its atmospheric location on the Miraflores waterfront and an unbeatable selection of shops, restaurants and entertainment, the Larcomar Shopping Center is one of Lima’s premier shopping destinations. The newest and most fashionable of Lima’s modern shopping malls, Lar
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Callao
Callao Located just up the coast from Lima, the seafront town of Callao has been Peru’s most important port since the colonial era and remains the capital’s principal cruise port, receiving thousands of annual visitors. With easy transport links to the center of Lima, most cruise travelers find th
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Plaza San Martin
Plaza San Martin Inaugurated in 1921 to celebrate a century of Peruvian independence, Plaza San Martin is named after the man who liberated Peru, Argentina and Chile from Spain, José de San Martín whose bronze likeness sits astride a bronze horse in the center of the plaza. Located within the UNES
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Monasterio de Santa Catalina (Monastery of Saint Catherine)
Monasterio de Santa Catalina (Monastery of Saint Catherine) Inaugurated on October 2, 1580, 40 years after the city was founded, the Monastery of Saint Catherine has grown to become a city in itself. In fact, its over 215,285-foot-square design resembles the original city streets of Arequipa. Areq
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Historic Centre of Arequipa
Historic Centre of Arequipa Arequipa, Peru’s second largest city, gets its nickname “La Ciudad Blana,” or “The White City,” from its central historic district built almost entirely from a porous, white volcanic stone known as sillar. The UNESCO-listed Historic Centre of Arequipa, founded in 1540 b
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Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca Sweet, clear and a deep diaphanous blue, Lake Titicaca shimmers above South America at 3,812 meters (12,507 feet), the highest navigable lake in the world. It is considered the spiritual homeland of the Andean peoples and its 41 starkly beautiful islands are topped with traditional v
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Chivay
Chivay Travelers heading to Peru’s spectacular Colca Canyon will almost certainly spend some time in the town of Chivay, 100 miles (60 kilometers) outside of Arequipa. As the first main tourist town in the valley, Chivay has many hotels, hostels, restaurants and shops selling high-quality Alpaca w
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Belmond Hiram Bingham
Belmond Hiram Bingham There are two main ways to get from the Peruvian city of Cuzco to Machu Picchu—either by a long hike or a four-hour train ride, which is what most visitors choose. Though there are a few different kinds of train service, the crème de la crème is without a doubt, the Belmond H
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