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• Luxury Peru Vacations fully customized according to your specific needs
• 2 hotel nights in Lima, Peru
• 1 hotel nights in Arequipa, Peru
• 1 hotel nights in Colca Canyon, Peru
• 2 hotel nights in Puno, Lake Titicaca
• 3 hotel nights in Cuzco, Peru
• 3 nights camping and hiking the Inca Trail
• 1 hotel night in Machu Picchu, Peru
• Daily breakfast
• All meals included while camping
• Guided tours in Lima, Arequipa, Puno, Cuzco and Machu Picchu
• Expert guidance during the Inca Trail
• Porters assistance for the Inca Trail
• Hotel taxes
• Private transportation from the Airport to Hotel to Airport
• Professional and friendly English speaking guides
• All the fun, adventure and friendship of Peru

Lima, Peru Vacations

Lima was founded on January 18, 1535 by the conqueror Francisco Pizarro. Before becoming the capital of the Viceroyalty of Peru, it was a first class religious place of worship. During the colonial period, Lima reached its greatest splendor in the XVII century in which progress, the construction of great houses and palaces went together with the luxury and prosperity of the nobility made Lima the richest among all colonies.

Today it is a great city, it is the capital of the Republic of Peru, and it is a great metropolis with near 8 million inhabitants.
San Isidro and Miraflores: These are the two districts of Lima that are characterized by the modernity of their constructions and services. Today these two areas of Lima concentrate most of the best hotel establishments, restaurants, shopping centers, show centers, and the banking, commercial and managerial system.

Lima Historic Center was declared "World Heritage Site" by UNESCO. During the colonial time, the city of Lima, headquarters of the Viceroy, was walled and in this area the main Spanish constructions were built constituting invaluable historical monuments. The City of Kings as it was called, have constructions as San Francisco Convent, also declared "World Heritage Site" for the artistic jewels that it possesses and for their beautiful architecture.

Arequipa, Peru

Arequipa was founded as the Villa Hermosa de Nuestra Señora de Asunta (the Beautiful Villa of Our Lady of Asunta), Arequipa was recognized as a city in 1541.

Throughout its history, Arequipa has also been the cradle of leading thinkers and politicians. Today, the visitor can take in the spectacular neo-Renaissance Cathedral, the impressive Santa Catalina Convent, colonial mansions and museums, all of which are reason enough to visit Arequipa. On the outskirts of the city one can find many other attractions.

The Colca Valley is without a doubt the best-known both in Peru and abroad. Just four hours northeast of the city, the Colca boasts some of the most breath-taking landscapes in Peru: superb terracing, snow-capped peaks, dizzying canyons and towns dating back to the sixteenth century. There are 14 villages that have been preserved in the valley since those early colonial times, which the Spaniards used to settle the ancient Collagua and Cabana tribes, who had previously been scattered around the region. The visitor to the Colca Valley will surely be fascinated by the narrow streets and richly decorated churches. The Colca is also a haven for adventure sports fans.

Other sites include the ancient Toro Muerto rock paintings, the Imata natural stone formations and the Cotahuasi Canyon, believed to be the world's deepest. But what truly unites the different parts of Arequipa is without a doubt its exquisite cuisine. Visitors should not fail to try the local rocoto relleno (stuffed hot chili pepper), adobo (marinated roast beef) and the spicy chupe stews, which are simply irresistible.

Lake Titicaca, Peru Vacations

The Peruvian legend says that Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo who were the founders of the Inca Empire emerged from the waters of Lake Titicaca.

This is the Peruvian altiplano, the high plains where the earth is so high that almost touches the sky that atmosphere takes a luminous quality. Remember that when you are at 12550 feet above sea level it will be challenging for your system. Take it easy while you adapt to the altitude.

Puno in Peru is located 975 kilometers (609 miles) southeast of Lima. Puno is a small town with friendly and warm people. Most of the sightseeing sites are located between Plaza de armas and Pino Park and the main shops and restaurants are located at the pedestrian street of Jiron Lima.

Every Sunday at 11 Am at the Plaza de Armas there is a special patriotic celebration with bands and high-stepping military uniforms.

The Lake Titicaca at 3821 m above sea level, is the highest commercially navigable lake in the world. With a surface area of approximately 8300 square kilometers Titicaca is South America's largest freshwater lake. Located in the Peruvian Altiplano high in the Andes on the border of Peru and Bolivia, Titicaca has an average depth of between 140 and 180 meters and a maximum depth of 280 meters. The western part of the lake belongs to the Puno region of Peru, and the eastern side is located in the Bolivian La Paz Department.

Lake Titicaca is notable for a population of people who live on the Uros floating Island, located at 8.24 km (5.15 miles) from the shore. nine artificial islands made of floating reeds. These islands have become a major tourist attraction for Peru, drawing excursions from the lakeside city of Puno. Another island, Taquile, is another tourist attraction featuring a different indigenous community. The Taquile Island locals are known for their hand-woven textile products, which are some of the highest quality handicrafts in Peru.

Cuzco, Luxury Peru Vacations

Cusco (Cuzco) dates back about 1000 years before Christ when the Marcavalle culture was in force. In the past, Cusco (Cuzco) represented the center of the Incas civilization. It was the capital city fo the Andean state of Tahuantinsuyo. According to Inca’s legend Cuzco was founded by Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo somewhere between the 11th and 12th centuries. Later, due to an order by Spaniard Francisco Pizarro, this city of Cuzco was founded again on the 23rd of March 1534.

Cuzco is considered worldwide the archaeological capital of America. This title was given by "World's Navel" by the Incas. Today it is the first cultural center of Peru and has been proclaimed as "Humankind's Cultural Heritage" by UNESCO.

Cuzco is surrounded by so many archaeological sites like the Sacsayhuaman's Fortress, Pisac's terraces, Kenko, Tambomachay's Baths, and Ollantaytambo's Fortress are surrounding Cuzco and we cannot forget about Machu Picchu, discovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911 and now known as the "Eternal City". Cuzco has many museums, churches and important sites that have made of this city a tourism center in Peru. The wild and adventurous side of Cuzco can be discovered walking The Inca Trail with amazing beauty of the Incas land surrounding Machu Picchu.

The Inca Trail and the Sacred Valley of the Incas are places that offer great sites to practice sports. The diversity of micro-climates make of this region an authentic paradise to practice the Adventure Tourism. The combination of factors like culture, the kind and friendly population, the colorful clothing of its inhabitants and the archaeological unique sites create the perfect set up for an adventurer looking for new sensations, pure energy, amazing landscapes and unique secrets of these lands.

Museums in Cuzco. Cuzco in Peru is a city full of history and culture with many Museums alternatives for you to enjoy and be in contact with the real Incas Land. Some Museums are Contemporary Art Museum, * Pre-Columbian, Art Museum, Popular Art Museum, Regional History Museum, Archaeological Museum, Natural History Museum, Natural Sciences Museum, Casa Cabrera, Wiese Sudameris Bank’s Culture Room and some religious museums like Archiepiscopal Palace Museum of Religious Art, Santa Catalina Convent Museum, La Merced Convent Museum, Santo Domingo Convent Museum, San Francisco Museum, Cathedral’s Museum, San Jeronimo Museum and some museums in archaeological sites like Chinchero Site Museum, Koricancha Archaeological Museum, Taki Museum, CATCCO, Yucay Site Museum.

Inca Trail, Peru

The Inca Trail or Camino Inca is located in the department of Cuzco, and it is the most popular trekking itinerary and possibly one of the most spectacular walks in the world. It forms part of the more than 23,000 km of roads built by the Incas across South America. Each year, some 25,000 hikers from all over the world walk the 43 km stone-paved trail, built by the Incas to get to the impregnable citadel of Machu Picchu, deep in the Cuzco cloud forest.

The Inca Trail sets out from Qorihuayrachina, at Kilometer 88 of the Cuzco-Quillabamba railway, and takes three to four days of tough hiking. The route runs through an impressive range of altitudes, where climates and eco-systems range from the high Andean plain down to the cloud forests. The trail climbs up through two highlands passes (the higher of the two, Warmiwañuska, lies at 4,200 masl) before reaching Machu Picchu through the Inti Punku or Gateway of the Sun. One of the attractions of the trail is that it winds past carved granite Inca settlements (Wiñay Wayna, Phuyupatamarca), and is surrounded by breath-taking natural scenery. The forests abound in hundreds of species of orchids, brightly colored birds and dream-like landscapes, the ideal complement to this indispensable hikers' route.

Machu Picchu, Luxury Vacations in Peru

Machu Picchu a historical Inca city located in the High Andes Mountains of Peru. Machu Picchu is located 43 miles north-west of Cuzco on top of the ridge. The surroundings are covered by dense bush that is covering some Pre-Colombian cultivation terraces.

Machu Picchu means "manly peak") was a royal city and religious retreat of the Inca culture. The city of Machu Picchu was build somewhere between 1460 and 1470 AD by Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui, an Inca ruler. The city is located at an altitude of 8000 feet above the Urubamba River Canyon. Machu Picchu is a city with approximately 200 buildings most of them residences, temples, storage rooms and other public buildings. Machu Picchu has a polygonal masonry typical of the late Inca period.

Approximately 1200 people used to live in the Machu Picchu area and most the inhabitants were women, children and priest of the community. Most of the buildings were made of granite blocks that fit perfectly without mortar, although none of the blocks are the same size and have many faces some of them with as many as 30 corners. The tight way the stones have been jointed does not even allow a thin knife to penetrate between them. The Incas planted crops such as potatoes and maize at Machu Picchu. To get the highest yield possible, they used advanced terracing and irrigation methods to reduce erosion and increase the area available for cultivation. However, it probably did not produce a large enough surplus to export agricultural products to Cuzco, the Incan capital.

Very few people outside the Inca’s closest retainers were actually aware of Machu Picchu’s existence. Before the Spanish conquistadors arrived, the smallpox spread ahead of them. The disease had killed Fifty percent of the population by 1527. The government began to fail, part of the empire seceded and it fell into civil war. So by the time Pizarro, the Inca’s conqueror, arrived in Cuzco in 1532, Machu Picchu was already forgotten.

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