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Caral

Caral, the cradle of the civilization Caral is considered as the Oldest City in Peruvian territory, with over 500 thousand years of occupation, and is the first civilization that is compared with Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China and Mesoamerica, focal points of culture in the world. Caral is located to the left bank of the Supe […]

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MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

Main Square of Trujillo On the orders of Diego de Almagro, Martin drew Astete this square as the center of the city. In the main part of the Plaza Mayor is looking at the Freedom Monument, a marble Baroque sculpture, the work of Edmund German Muller. Catedral of Trujillo Plaza Mayor (Main Square). (Cathedral Museum). […]

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MUSEUMS IN TRUJILLO

Catedralicio Museum Located inside the Cathedral of Trujillo. Contains objects linked to the liturgy, carvings and paintings from the colonial period, among which two paintings: “The denial of St. Peter” and the portrait of St. John the Baptist. Characterize this building, the roof beams decorated with polychrome and crypt decorated with wall paintings of the […]

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Sacred Valley Peru

The Sacred Valley Peru is between the towns of Pisac and Ollantaytambo, parallel to the river Vilcanota. You can access it from the city of Cusco. It is composed of many rivers flowing down gullies and valleys, has numerous archaeological monuments and indigenous peoples. During the tour you will appreciate the towns of Pisac, Yucay, […]

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PLANNING A TRIP PERU

Peru has many tourist attractions, that is why many travelers are planning a trip to Peru because it is a land of pre-Columbian ruins and lost cities, Andean Mountains and Amazon jungle; is a destination that many first-time travelers may know little about, beyond the famed Machu Picchu. PERU EXPLORER by PeruForLess details everything you need to […]

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Peruvian Food

The Peruvian Food is an important expression of its own culture just as its ceramics, textiles, music and literature. Thanks to Peru’s three regions and ocean there are an abundance of markets that can offer a variety of fresh ingredients that satisfied not only the housewife but also the most sophisticated chef. The culinary history […]

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PERU WEATHER GUIDE

Peru is a country with a variety of weather, we count with a Peru weather guide, where you can find more information and know when in the best time to travel to Peru is. The Mountain Highlands (Cusco, Lake Titicaca, etc) Mid April – October. This period is the dry season, with hot, dry days and cold, dry […]

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PERU TRAVEL SAFETY

Tourism in Peru plays an important part in its developing economy and has taken great steps in the last few years to change its poor record of Peru Travel Security. Below we give you some useful information about Peru Travel safety, so you can be prepared when decide to travel to Peru and enjoy your trip. In the […]

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PERU TRAVEL INFORMATION

Here is a lot of Peru Travel information; here you can find the topics you will need to know before travel to Peru. Peru is South America’s third largest country, covering 1,285,215 sq. km., and can be divided into three geographic regions. The central high lands of the Andes, with its massive peaks, steep canyons, and […]

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Peru Top Destinations

The Top 10 Peru Tourist Attractions Peru is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, it combines beautiful landscapes, modern and ancient cultures, from the mysterious Nazca lines to the enigmatic Machu Picchu. Peru is one of the most visited destinations by foreign tourists, as it not only has Archaeological wealth and monuments, but […]

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Peru Information

Location: in the western and intertropical South Capital: Lima Surface: 1’285, 216 square kilometers Official Language: Spanish. Quechua is the legacy of the Inca Empire and is still spoken in many parts of the country mainly the Andes. The Amazon has 38 different languages Spanish: 80% Quechua: 16% Other languages: 3%. It corresponds to the 38 different languages that are spoken in […]

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Peru Festivals

Peru is a multicultural country and thus has many festivals that occur throughout the country totally different from each other. The festivals of Peru show the fervor of its people and are often linked to religious origins. At certain times of year, Peru seems to be a country of endless festivals, parades and parties. The […]

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PERU CUSCO

Travel to our country, here you will find the best Peru Cusco travel packages tours. Cusco is one of the major attractions worldwide. Many tourists from all over the world come to Cusco to see Machu Picchu, located a few hours from Cusco by train, these ruins are the most beautiful and important legacy of the Inca […]

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Machu Picchu Peru

Since it was discovered on July 24, 1911 by Hiram Bingham, Machu Picchu has been considered, by its extraordinary magnificence and harmonious structure as one of the architectural and archaeological monuments of the planet’s most important. 2000 Located 400 meters above sea level in the province of Urubamba, department of Cusco, Machu Picchu (Summit Mayor, […]

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Machu Picchu Library, Peru

Latin America   Latin America on the Net America Latina WWW Virtual Library: Latin American Studies The South American Explorers Club   Gateway to Latin America Peru   Red Centifica Peruana LANIC Peru desk Latinworld’s Guide Loney Planet Guide   Virtual Peru Andean Culture Cultures of the Andes -Russ & Ada Gibbons Andean Links (huge!) -Russ & […]

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Inca Trail FAQS

Inca trail FAQS If you want to Travel to Machu Picchu, you must know everything about it, starting for the Inca Trail. ¿How many routes exist? There are three routes that you can choose: The Mollepata, the classic and the one day Trail. The longest and most adventurous trail is Mollepata, in wich you can see […]

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HIKE MACHU PICCHU

Hike Machu Picchu and its incredible ruins built at the top of the mountains, because exploring the Peruvian Andes by hiking tours gives us the opportunity to appreciate the magnificence sanctuary of Machu Picchu, one of these fantastic ways it will be a great start at the moment of getting to there. As soon as you arrive […]

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FLIGHTS FROM LIMA TO CUSCO

From the Jorge Chavez International Airport departs daily flights from Lima to Cusco. The airport is located at a distance of 19 km. of the center of the city of Lima. The airport is one of the busiest and modern in Latin America; from there depart large numbers of domestic and international flights. For the fourth consecutive year […]

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CUSCO RESTAURANTS

Cusco Restaurants offers a great variety of dishes, when you get to Cusco you will find a huge selection of restaurants and cafes at your disposal; some of them are concentrated in the Plaza de Armas (the Main Square) the most popular restaurants are large tourist joints with Andean music shows, where you can enjoy of a […]

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Chan Chan Information

Chan-Chan, The timeless citadel of clay This enormous archaeological complex is located in front of the sea, half way between the Huanchaco hot springs and the city of Trujillo, which is the capital of the department of Lambayeque, in the north coast of Perú. The site covers an extension of 20km; the central zone is […]

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BEST TIME TO TRAVEL TO PERU

In a country geographically diverse as Peru, there are a variety of climates in every each one of the 3 regions that conform it. Coast: the temperature reaching 28 ºC during summer season (December-April) and at the rest of the year can descends to 14 ºc with a 90% of humid. Highlands: The rainy season is from […]

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Arequipa Information

Arequipa, the White city Arequipa is one of the most important cities in Perú, being the cradle of many judges and jurists, known also as the juridical town. The nickname white city comes because the material employed on the constructions of the houses is with a material brought from thee Misti volcano, which ashes have […]

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VISITING PERU

WE RECOMMEND THAT IF ALREADY HAVE FLIGHT TICKETS TO PERU: Peru is a varied and diverse country due to the climatic, natural and cultural diversity of its regions. It is 1,554 miles (2,500 km) long, and has 3 natural regions: Coast, Mountains (sierra) and Jungle. There are few countries on Earth that can match Peru […]

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The Ayar brother’s legend

In the beginning of the time, many fabulous people lived in the world, Gods, semi gods and founders of the most important civilizations, like Rome, Greece, China and many others. But one has a unique and significance beginning: The Beginning of the Inca Empire, who has a fantastic legend about that. It all starts when […]

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Peru Culture

Peru Culture is formed by its people, festivals, music, architecture, and cuisine, literature including customs, codes, standards, lifestyles and traditions in society. Peru Culture was formed by the kinship between the Amerindian and Hispanic cultures. Peruvian people is formed by different races for example mestizo (most people of Peruvians) which is an admixture of Amerindians […]

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PERU FLIGHTS

The main tourist destinations of Peru have airports and regular flights. Generally, Lima is the entrance to Peru by the International Airport “Jorge Chavez”, with direct flights and connections of major cities around the world, from the capital city you will be able to begin trips to all the cities of the country, in order […]

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PUBLISHED ARTICLES AND REVIEWS ABOUT US

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SERVIDOR SEGURO DE RESERVACION     

ENGLISH   INDEX ESPAÑOL  INDICE ITALIANO   INDICE Estimado usuario Nuestra politica es dedicada a la satisfaccion total del cliente Nosotros aceptamos las siguientes tarjetas de credito. VISA ,MASTERCARD , AMERICAN EXPRESS and DISCOVER Tratamos de desarrollar nuestro proceso para hacer reservas lo más fácil posible. Es necesario el pago completo por adelantado para reservar el programa y/o servicio […]

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Peru festivities

A traditional Peruvian festival is, by nature, a space where all things both sacred and profane come together in a single manifestation of pride, vitality and sheer joy. The Christian rite that is manifestly visible –above all in the highlands– is superimposed on the pre-Hispanic tradition of taki (singing and dancing in the Quechua language) […]

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ADVENTURE TRAVEL PERU

Adventure tourism allows the tourist to know Peru while practicing their favorite sport, offering them a great number of sceneries to practice adventure sports and to enjoy the most beautiful landscapes. We offer different adventure travel packages to Peru. You will find different alternatives according to what your interests are. Sand board in Ica, trekking in Cusco, climbing in Arequipa, […]

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Machu Picchu Treks

There are several Machu Picchu treks that offer magnificent landscapes along its trip. The Imperial City is surrounded by magnificent scenery that satisfies even the most demanding of adventurers who dare to cross it. Of course, the various types of trekking vary in difficulty, physical demand and duration. The most popular and famous is the […]

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North America travel insurance cover

Canadians are usually covered for medical mishaps overseas by their provincial health plans, while holders of official student/teacher/youth cards are entitled to accident coverage and hospital in-patient benefits. Students will often find that their student health cover extends during the vacations and for one term beyond the date of last enrolment, while homeowners’ or renters’ […]

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TRAVEL LIMA PERU

Every year many people decide to take a vacation and travel to Lima Peru. Lima is surrounding of tourist attractions, the sights of Lima, is divided in two old colonial and modern Lima appreciate colonial balconies, Government Palace, San Francisco Church, Miraflores, San Isidro, Lima Catredral, Museums and many other tourist attractions of Lima city tour to Pachacamac Caral swamps […]

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The Huaca Huallamarca

The Huaca Huallamarca was a stepped pyramid, Build with little sun dried bricks hand made in a corn grain shape. His walls were painted of yellow. The site of Huallamarca has an antique of 2 thousand years old, between the 100 bd and the 250 ad. In 1942, Julio C. Tello, a famous archaeologist decide […]

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News about Machu Picchu

NEWS FLASH OPERATIONAL PLAN ON THE WAY TO MACHU PICCHU AS OF MARCH 29th 2010 Dear Customer, PERURAIL is pleased to reconfirm that as of March 29th, 2010 will be restarting its operations into two stages described below: Stage I: From March 29th, 2010 – The operation is effected only with cars such AUTOVAGON. At the […]

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Island Taquile: The Textile Art

Taquile is an Island on the preuvian sid of Lake Titicaca, a 45 from the city of Puno. The inhabitants, known as a Taquileños speaks Quechua and Spanish. In 2005, “Taquile and its Textile Art” were honored by being proclaimed “Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity” by UNESCO. Taquileños are known for […]

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INCA TRAIL TOUR

Is the most famous route, also known as Camino Inca, many tourists from all over the world come to experience this fabulous trek and to know the Majestic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. This trek lasts from 4 to 5 days; it begins at Km 82, near Ollantaytambo. has a length of more than 23 kilometers, […]

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HIKING THE INCA TRAIL

Hiking the Inca Trail is part of an unforgettable experience. The main attractive of this particular trek is the magnificent combination of Inca ruins, impressive mountains, plenty vegetation and extraordinary ecological diversity. The trail goes over high passes with unforgettable views, through cloud forest, and finally into subtropical vegetation. Also during the trek you will […]

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Aguas Calientes

The difficult geography makes Cusco Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is almost inaccessible. Maybe that’s the main attraction for many tourists who visit Peru’s cultural heritage and the world. However, there are two ways to reach Machu Picchu: The first is by the ancient Inca Trail (recommended for those who like to test their physical […]

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PERU TOURIST

There is a lot Peru Tourist Attractions, such the ruins of Machu Picchu (The Lost City of the Incas) which is well known around the world and the most visited by tourist. The other popular ruins are Chan Chan in Trujillo, Sipan in Chiclayo, Nazca lines in Nazca, Ollantaytambo in the sacred valley of the Incas, Caral, Sacsayhuamán, and […]

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Nazca Information

Nazca, the desert and the sea This city is an obligated stop at your destination when you arrive to Perú, is a very pretty city, its small but sure enough you want to come back again. Located at the south of the country, is one of the cities that is beginning to develop his touristic […]

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INCA TRAIL BOOKINGS

We will give you an idea how far ahead is enough to book Inca Trail: December, January, March: 2 months in advance, 3 or 4 months in advance for departures around Christmas and New year’s eve. April, October, November: 3 months in advance, 4 months in advance around Easter. May, September: 4-5 months in advance. […]

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INCA TRAIL AND GALAPAGOS

The Inca Trail and Galapagos Islands are two interesting destinations which present a wonderful wildlife and natural beauty that will fascinate you. The Classic Inca Trail is the most famous route which leads you to the Majestic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. The trek takes around 4 or 5 days, during the walking you will be […]

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INCA TRAIL TREKKING

The Inca trail is consider one of the most famous treks in South America and it is at the top ten best treks around the world.Along the way there are several different ruins of fortifications in relatively good condition, visually dominating all the valleys. The route begins in the town of Cori-Huayra-china (Quechua: Quri Wayrachina) […]

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GASTRONOMY HUARAZ

Typical Dishes Ceviche of Chocho: One type of legume prepared as ceviche is prepared with chopped tomatoes, chilli, coriander, pepper, cumin, salt, lemon juice. Serve with corn, lettuce. Llunca Cashki Wheat soup (shelled) with meat (chicken, lamb, beef), vegetables Cuy Picante Guinea pig fried, served with potatoes and peppers. Llunca Cashki Wheat soup (shelled) with […]

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF CHAVIN

the Archaeological site of Chavin  It was the capital of the Chavin culture. that is located in the province of Huari. The site has an elevation of 3,177 meters above sea level in the Eastern highlands of Ancash, east of the Cordillera Blanca. The building has a complex network of roads and stone interior galleries […]

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HIKING MACHU PICCHU

Certainly Hiking Machu Picchu is one of the most unforgettable experiences around the world. The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu is located 130 kilometers northwest of Cusco and it is between two mountains and it was created well equipped with all necessary resources to operate without relying on outside their own fields, cattle, workshops and […]

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HIKING INCA TRAIL

Hiking Inca Trail which is the most famous trek in South America and is rated one of the top 5 treks in the world. In just 26 miles (43km) it is combine beautiful mountain scenery, lush cloud-forest, subtropical jungle and, of course, a stunning Inca paving stones, ruins and tunnels. At the end of the […]

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CUZCO

Cuzco is situated in the Peruvian Andes, Cuzco is one of the best tourist attraction in Peru, every day receive many tourist form around the world, they visit Cusco as a first step to get to the Machu Picchu (Lost City of The Incas). Cusco city have many places to explore, the architecture, the Churches, Museums, […]

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CUSCO WEATHER

At the moment of you travel to Peru as biodiversity country you will notice that has a very diverse variety of climates; its vast geography justifies its 28 types of weather. In general the climate is temperate, without significant rainfall in the winter nor too hot in the summer, allowing tourism in any season. This is the […]

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CUSCO INCA TRAIL

Cusco Inca trail tour is very popular in South America due to its exciting combination of adventure, nature and culture and the unforgettable experience that led you to be close of the stunning citadel that was created by an important civilization as was the Inca Empire which nowadays continue surprising to everybody around the world. Before to […]

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NIGHTLIFE IN CAJAMARCA

El Jeque Disco Address: A.v Hoyos Rubio 1451 cajamarca- Peru Phone number: 367352 Disco Pub Karaoke Brujas Address: Jr Apurimac 584 2do piso Cajamarca. El Brujo Disco Address: Jr Apurimac 519 Cajamarca. Las Vegas Disco Address: 5 Esquinas 1035 Cajamarca. Los Frailones Disco Address: Av Perú 701 Cajamarca. Up & Down Disco Address: Jr Tarapacá […]

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ALTERNATIVE INCA TRAIL

Discover the Alternative Inca Trail packages tours  that we have; it will help you to plan your travel vacation. There are three alternatives to get to Machu Picchu by the Inca Trail. The first and longest lasting 7 days which is quite difficult, due to it is reached 4.880 meters high. The second option is the […]

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INCA MACHU PICCHU

The Inca Machu Picchu is one of the most important tourist attractions that Peru has, many tourist come see the sanctuary and to learn more about this incredible place. Machu Picchu was declared Protected Natural Area by the Peruvian government, in 1981, due to the enormous cultural attractions and natural landscapes that the Sanctuary has. […]

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INCA TRAIL REGULATIONS

Inca Trail regulations are based on strict statements that all tourist must comply. These regulations were made in order to protect the environment and reduce deterioration of the place because of the excessive visits. Important Document given by the Machu Picchu Historical Sanctuary Management Unit (UGM) is the only one that assures the payment for […]

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INCA TRAIL TRAVEL INFORMATION

The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (also known as Camino Inca or Camino Inka) consists of three overlapping trails: Mollepata, Classic, and One Day. Mollepata is the longest of the three routes with the highest mountain pass and intersects with the Classic route before crossing Warmiwañusca (“Dead Woman’s Pass”). Located in the Andes mountain range, […]

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SALKANTAY TREK

Salkantay It is a snowcapped mountain, located in the Cordillera Vilcabamba, in Cusco. In Quechua, Salkantay  means “Wild Mountain”. The Salkantay Trek pass through beautiful Andean landscapes, and have the chance to see condors and alpacas in their natural habitat. You can bathe in natural hot springs from the depths of the earth, see the […]

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