The once-called City of Kings, founded in 1535, is the gateway to Peru's main tourist attractions. It is a city of fine museums and magnificent pre-Columbian collections, such as the Gold Museum, the National Archaeology and Anthropology Museum, the Amaro Museum, Museo de la Nacion etc. It is the gastronomic capital of South America with outstanding restaurants. Peruvian cuisine is world-renowned. Shopping for locally crafted textle items such as sweaters, rugs, etc is a pleasure.

Located in the south of the country, the so-called 'White City' abounds with colonial mansions and churches made of with white volcanic stone, which have been perfectly preserved throughout the centuries. A good example is the Santa Catalina Convent, a must for any visitor. A popular visit in Arequipa is the Colca Canyon, the deepest in the world, where one can still see condors in their original habitat.

This is one of most beautiful cities in Peru. It is located in the fertile Santa Catalina Valley, in an oasis irrigated by the Moche River. The city preserves magnificent aristocratic mansions and many baroque-style temples from the Spanish era. The main tourist attractions are the nearby Chan Chan ruins. South of Trujillo lies the Moche pyramids of the Moon and the Sun, the tallest adobe structure in the Americas.

Capital of the Lambayeque area, Chiclayo is a commercial city, 480 miles north of Lima, known for its fabulous weaving and ceramics. Only a short distance from the city lie the necropolis of Huaca Rajada, including the tombs of the Lord of Sipan, where important archaeological discoveries have recently been made. The Bruning Museum is home to one of Peru's most important pre-Columbian collections of pre-Inca pottery and textiles.

This is one of Peru's most important ecological areas. This Reserve also has the Macaw Licks that extend 1,500 feet along the Tambopata River. This Reserve, considered one of the most diverse on the planet, includes 547 species of birds, 200 species of reptiles and amphibians, mammals, and 24,000 acres of virgin forest. In this area you can see river otters, peccary, deer, parrots, harpy eagle, monkeys, pacarana, falcons and much more.

Located on the banks of the Amazon River, Iquitos is now the starting point for cruises down river and trips to the numerous lodges. There are few roads here and the Amazon and its tributaries is the region's lifeline. As it happens in other jungle areas, tourist packages normally include hikes in the rainforest, fishing for piranha, bird watching, visits to native farmers and Indian communities, and night canoe trips in search of alligators.

The Machu Picchu archaeological complex is located at 75 miles from Cuzco. The ruins are situated on the eastern slope of Machu Picchu in two separate areas: the agricultural and the urban. In addition to roaming the Machu Picchu Inca citadel, there are many activities available to the visitor such as trekking the Inca trail, bird-watching or bathing in the hot springs of the village of Aguas Calientes, located at the foot of the citadel.

The city of Cuzco is the archaeological capital of the Americas and the continent's oldest continuously inhabited city. Massive Inca's stone walls line most of Cuzco's central streets and form foundations of colonial and modern buildings. This is a great city to spend a few days with plenty to do. Plazas, archaeological sites, churches, museums, coffee shops, markets, artist communities such as San Blas are just a few of the attractions.

A few kilometers north of Cuzco, stretches out the beautiful valley of Urubamba river. Called Valle Sagrado, Sacred Valley, it was a sacred place for the Incas and the place that gave birth to the Inca civilization. The valley is still a sacred place for the local people who respect the valley and its history, and for the visitors who will be overwhelmed by the atmospheric touch and the unique mixture of culture and nature.

Puno and the surrounding countryside are the cradle of the Aymara civilization and the legendary birthplace of the founders of the Inca empire. Puno serves as the perfect stopover for passengers heading to La Paz since it is located on the banks of Lake Titicaca, the natural border with Bolivia. The most important archaeological site in the area is the burial ground of Sillustani (17 miles from Puno), once the tombs of high-ranking Aymara Lords.

South of Lima, the area encompassing the cities of Ica, Nazca, and Paracas offers a wealth of historical and natural wonders. Some 2,500 years ago, Nazca was the site of a highly advanced pre-Inca civilization in both astronomy and ceramic art. The famous Nazca lines can only be fully appreciated from the air, and a similar mysterious drawing can be found in Paracas. Just offshore, the Ballestas islands harbor penguins and sea-lions, however strange this may seem at this latitude.

A destination that never runs out of experiences, gathering together natural wealth, living history and adventure sports. Colca started out as fertile, terraced and pleasant valley that later taper and plunge into dizzying canyon. This is one of the deepest places found on the planet, yet a place where kind people live, the wind blows strongly and shrimp abound. There are 14 villages from the Colonial era spread throughout the canyon, each with extraordinary specimens of civil and religious architecture, stone houses that thatched with ichu grass and wheat stalks, we well as ancient churches.