1.Perú, experiences and sensations

Heir of millenary cultures and owner of a diversity and richness unique in the world, Peru is a magic location that offers tourists an amazing world of experiences and sensations.

It is not necessary to be a biologist, historian, or sportsman to enjoy the extent of Peru. Just keep your eyes wide open, be passionate for nature,  be interested in culture and its traditions, and let the Peruvian kindness transform your visit into an unforgettable experience. We invite you to experience Peru in the third millennium; the modernity of a country with a rich past, offering you adventures that blend the cosmopolitan air of the XXI century with the magic of a surprising town.

2. Hospitality and Comfort

In the last years Peru has experienced  a significant increase in its hotels infrastructure because of its growing its importance as tourist destination. The principal cities and destinations of the country have modern and comfortable top hotels.
The most select domestic hotels, as well as the most prestigious hotels of the world offer the best in service and comfort. Moreover, we have a unique factor which is the Peruvian hospitality and warmth.

Important hotel facilities :

• 7.145 hotels offering 117.463 rooms and 200.573 beds.
  
• 25 five star hotels, 23 four star hotels and more than 460 three star hotels.
  
• The rest are two and one star hotels, hostels and lodges.

3. Organization Capacity

A series of elements have qualified Peru as a suitable destination for organizing international events of different sizes. A wide range of cultural and natural spaces, archeological places, squares, museums, large colonial houses and cosmopolitan facilities, able to become the ideal location to carry out all types of events, because of their capacity and space to host many delegations from all over the world.

Moreover, there are hotel rooms and exclusive convention centers with state-of-the-art equipment, and highly trained personnel in design and organization of conferences, fairs, shows, and all type of meetings, whether cultural or business meetings.

4. Infrastructure and Connections

4.-Infrastructure and Connectivity
Due to our privileged position in the centre of the South American continent, Peru has become the operation centre of important transnational companies.  Lima city, the country's gate, has  a modern international airport communicated with the principal cities of Europe, Asia, and America in direct or scale flights. Additionally, this airport offers a quick connection with the main cities of the country.

	36 airports equipped to receive commercial flights and 9 airports ready to receive international flights: Lima, Arequipa, Pisco, Pucallpa, Iquitos, Cusco, Trujillo, and Tacna (CORPAC - Peruvian Corporation of Commercial Aviation)
	19 airlines offer international flights.
	7 airlines offer domestic flights.
	More than 73 thousand kilometers of road; 8.765 are paved (Peruvian Ministry of Transportation and Communication).

5. A paradise of flavors

Whoever has come to Peru can witness the exquisite dishes of the Peruvian cuisine. country. Sophisticated restaurants, rated with many forks, reflect the diversity of a nation that has mixed its native traditions with European, Arabian, Chinese, African and Japanese cuisines. The result: unique flavors that turn Peruvian cuisine into one of the best and most diverse of the world.

Gastronomy

Peruvian cuisine, one of the most exquisite and varied of the world, complements each celebration and seasons the daily life of Peruvian people. The remote adaptation of products, the use of diverse Peruvian ingredients and its openness to external influence is an invitation to taste authentic and millenary flavors and smells.

Incomparable gastronomy

More than 40 thousand restaurants in all the country reflect the diversity of a nation that has blended its native traditions with the European, Arabian, Chinese, African and Japanese cuisines. The result: unique flavors becoming the Peruvian cuisine in one of the best and most diverse in the world.

6. Outdoor  adventures

Routes and exciting locations are the framework to carry out a unique variety of outdoors sports, from the conventional ones to the newest and most exclusive. Our coast provides excellent options for surfing, sand boarding, diving, and fishing; on the other hand, the whole country, coast, highlands, and jungle, offers suitable rivers and lakes with different degrees of difficulty for rafting or kayaking.

The Andes' route  is the best scenario for trekking or walking, such as the legendary Inca Road to Machu Picchu.

Natural Sanctuaries

With 84 of the present 104 ecosystems in the planet, Peru is listed as one of the ten countries with a highest biodiversity in the world, which makes it mandatory for lovers of nature and wildlife to visit the country.

Extraordinary natural locations are just one sample of what the 61 natural areas protected by government can offer, which constitute 13% of the national territory.

Nature and Landscapes

	With 84 of the 104 ecosystems in the planet, Peru is a privileged destination for nature lovers.
	About 20% of the birds in the world nest in Peru and we have 10% of the mammals and reptiles from the entire world.. .
	Peru has converted 13% of its territory into Protected Natural Areas.

7. Peruvian Products

Peruvians express their sensitivity by producing a great deal of objects that reflect their art and creativity. Pieces of clothing made with the finest cotton in the world and coats made of alpaca, exported to the largest boutiques in the world.

Gold and silver pieces made with ancestral techniques. Art, decoration, and souvenirs with a value higher than their price. Samples of popular art that can be purchased in the traditional handmade markets or modern commercial centers which rescue the pleasure of shopping for the world.

Art and Handicraft

Peruvian handicraft is among the most varied in the world. Its diversity, color, creativity and multiple functions make it a fundamental creativity not just to build Peruvian identity but for the survival of thousands of families and even of entire towns.

8. Magic Nights

If you are looking for fun, party nights in Peru offer options for everybody. Not only in Lima but in provinces, discos and clubs are the boom for night entertainment... and party promises to last until your body resists!

Discos, bars, restaurants, pubs and casinos offer a variety of options to enjoy night life. Each city inside Peru receives all the visitors in search of fun with friendship, at their very own style.

Music and Dance

Thanks to recent archeological discoveries of musical instruments, it is known that in Peru music is about 10.000 years old. .

9. Discovering History

Peru is a magical and millenary nation. A country of lost civilizations which still fascinates scientifics and archeologist with the findings because of the high development in the different fields of human knowledge and because of the relation the maintained with the environment around them.

More than ten thousand years of history, archaeological complexes and cities that have received international recognition, make up an impressive legacy that can be seen in situ, in invaluable museums where a rich cultural heritage is researched and displayed. 

Archaeological heritage

Ten thousand years of history in more that 180 museums and archaeological placements. The word Peru evokes almost immediately and unavoidably images of Machu Picchu and the Empire created by the Incas. However, along its roads it is possible to see the impressive archaeological heritage of more ancient civilizations that reflect their art, traditions, rituals and development.

Peru: Heritage of Humankind

City of Cusco registered on the World Heritage list in 1983 Cusco, in the south of the Peruvian Andes (3250 masl) is the first tourist city of the country and one of the most important cities in America. It was known by the Incas as the "Sacred City", Cusco is the capital of one of the main pre-Columbian empires: the Tahuantinsuyo. Its name in Quechua, Qosqo, means the "belly of the world", because during their time, it controlled a wide network of roads that joined practically all South America, from the South of Colombia to the North of Argentina.
Historical Sanctuary of Machu Picchu registered on the Word Heritage list in 1983 he ancient citadel of Machu Picchu, at the South of the Peruvian Andes, is the main attraction of Cusco. Discovered in 1911 by the American researcher Hiram Bingham, the citadel is considered the most extraordinary example of landscape architecture in the world. Machu Picchu ("Old Mountain" in quechua, the ancient language of the Incas) is located at the top of a mountain that governs the deep canyon of the Urubamba River, in the middle of the tropical jungle. It is believed that it was a centre for worship and astronomical observation or the private dwellings of the Inca Pachacutec family.
Archaeological Complex of Chavin registered in the World Heritage list in 1985 . Chavin de Huantar archaeological site, belonging to the period from year 1000 to 300 b.C., represents the synthesis of the development of the Andean culture. Located at 3185 masl and only three hours away from the Huaraz city highway, Chavin religious center was built entirely with stone, with underground hallways and a series of pyramid-shaped structures. Inside the complex, some bass-relief figures can be observed on arches and columns, mixing characters of felines, bird of preys and snakes, elements that are always present in Chavin iconography. The "Lanzon” can be found in the underground gallery. This is a great monolith of 3.75 meters tall with the shape of a big spearhead. Chavin is one of the most ancient religious sites of America.
THuascaran National Park registered in the World Heritage list in 1985. The Huascaran is the second highest park in the South American Andes, and it constitutes the heart of the highest tropical mountain chains in the world. Its high plains and the glacial peak of the snow covered mountain, which exceeds 6000 meters of altitude, are the environment for diverse fauna species to coexist, like the condor, the vicugna, the white-tailed deer, the puma, the vizcacha rat, the cat and the Andean fox. The Huascaran Park has 27 mountains, 663 glaciers, 269 lakes and 41 rivers.
Chan Chan Archaeological Area registered in the World Heritage list in 1986 . Chan Chan is internationally known as the biggest mud citadel of the Pre-Hispanic World. In Yunga language, Jang Jang means "sun, sun". It was the religious capital of the Chimu dominion (700 - 1400 a.C.), at the valley of the Moche river, in the department of La Libertad (North of Peru). Its extension is approximately 20 Km2, and it is thought to have been inhabited by one hundred thousand people approximately. The city was the urban center of a vast regional state that ruled half of the Peruvian coast from Tumbes and the border with Equator to the South of Lima.
Manu National Park registered in the World Heritage list in 1987 . The park is located between the provinces of Manu (Madre de Dios) and Paucartambo (Cusco), and it comprises the territories on the hillsides of the Oriental Andesin the Peruvian Amazon jungle. Several tribes live there, and at present most of them have no contact with the rest of the world. The park is also the paradise for 20000 varieties of plants, 1200 bird species, 200 mammal species and an unknown number of reptiles, amphibians and insects.
The Historical Center of Lima. In 1988, the San Francisco Monastery was registered in the World Heritage list. In 1991, the Historical Center of Lima was also registered as such. Lima, a.k.a. the City of Kings, was an oasis for culture and elegance in Spanish America since it was founded. Churches in Baroque and Renaissance styles, palaces with stylized balconies that constitute the remarkable architecture of Lima, a city that offers visitors its museums, art galleries, recreation places and archaeological sites of civilizations previous to the times of the Incas.
National Park of the Abiseo River registered on the World Heritage list in 1990. Located on the oriental Andes of Peru, the park is in the confluence of the Marañon and Huallaga rivers, both tributaries of the Amazon River. In the area there is an important Pre-Hispanic testimony that fills an area bigger than 1500 Km2 inside and outside the park. Since 1986 the Park of Abiseo River is not open to the public.
Nazca Lines registered in the World Heritage list in 1994. Two hours away from Ica, the incredible lines depicting animals, birds and divinities cover more than 450 Km2 of the desert. The Nazca Lines, discovered in 1927, are the most important heritage left by the Nazca culture, a civilization that flourished in year 300 b.C. The lines are, in some cases, 300 meters long, so they can only be observed from a certain altitude.
Historical Center of Arequipa registered in the World Heritage list in 2000. Arequipa, the second biggest city of Peru, is located in the South of the Peruvian Andes. It is also known as "the White City" for the volcanic stone (ashlar), which is used to build houses and public buildings of the city. The surroundings of Arequipa have endless tourist attractions, such as the Colca and Cotahuasi canyons, the former is the deepest in the world. Due to its landscape, the Colca Valley is an impressive natural scenario because of  the combination of agricultural terraces from the Incas times and more that a dozen villas founded in the XVI century.

10. Festivals and Popular Rituals

In Peru, almost 3.000 festivals are celebrated every year. Most of them are organized with relation to a patron saint and it is registered in a Christian calendar adopted in the Colonial period, but carefully blended with the magic-religious beliefs of a particular region.

Festivals and traditions

Peru is a country that dances and sings its joys and worries with color and shows. The festivals from all the country regions in the annual calendar are almost 3000.