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TRANSPORT IN CITIES IN PERU

We recomend using certified taxi companies only as their drivers are professionals and they keep their vehicles property maintained.

As in all the world´s great capitals, taxis are a safe and comfortable way of seeing the city and travelling around it.

::LIMA, CAPITAL OF PERU::

MAIN SQUARE

A beautiful open space bounded by the presidential palace, the archbishop's palace the cathedral, the municipality and the Club de la Union. The central fountain dates  from the middle of the 17th Century.

DESCRIPTION OF PERU

Peru  has an area of 1´285´216 square kilometers. It is the third largest country iin South America, behind only Brazil and Aregentina. It is also considered as tropical country. The country has three well-defined regions: a narrow coastal strip, the wider zone of the Amdes Mountains and the Amazon jungle.

::EL CALLAO::

El Callao is the most important port in terms of history and commercial activity in Peru. After Lima, it is the most industrialized city in the country. Its most relevant activities  are related to its port terminal where more than 2,000 vessels and nearly 10 million tons of cargo are received every year.

AROMAS TO AWAKE SENSES

It is very common that coffee accompanies us from early in the moring; its enigmatic taste awakens our senses and sensations and allows us continuing our daily routine. The origins of the cultivation and consumption of this delicious grain are rooted in ancient Ethiopia and rapidly expanded the world round. However, despite the presence of a number of grain types that meet the global demand, Peruvian coffee is qualified as one of the finest coffees and not only because of its aroma, body and flavor, but also for being an organic product with a highly-controlled production from soil preparation of the soils which should be naturally fertilized to the drying process without using chemical components; which allows preserving its quality, original aroma and the surrounding environment.

PALOMINO ISLANDS

If you thought that Paracas was the only possible place where one could observe the sea lions of our coasts, you were wrong as from the port of Callao, in Lima, one can board (in this case we took the 43ft COUNTERPOINT) a sail boat and take a fantastic trip that will take you to the islands situated in front of Lima. After setting sail, the boat will firts go to the island of San Lorenzo where a beautiful, warm and calm beach crystal waters will be awaiting you for swimming and diving.

CHUCUITO - PUNO

This village is located to 18 km (30 minutes aprox.) of Puno.His Main Plaza is weakened by the beautiful Church of the Asuncion and the Church of Santo Domingo, both of renaissance style and constructed in the 16th century. Here, we find the Inka Uyo, enclosure that would have been destined to invoke and cause the fertility, which is known also as the Temple of the Phalli.

HUASACACHE - AREQUIPA

Huasacache is a village on the shores of Socabaya, where one finds the " Founder's Mansion ", casona viceregal of the 18th century, known because originally it was a property of Manuel Garcí de Carvajal, founder of Arequipa. The successive earthquakes in the zone left the building in ruins up to his restoration in the eighties. Constructed entirely of sollar (white stone), the mansion was in possession of the Jesuits and it offers a privileged view of Socabaya.

CAPITAL OF FOLCLORE

Lake Titicaca is the highest lake of the world, situated 3810 meters above sea level; it is the most important attraction of Puno. The presence of Aymaras is observed in its banks, where they occupy certain areas know as the Uros Floating islands.

THE TRACE OF THE MOCHICAS

In 1987, in the Huaca Rajada archaeological complex  of Lambayeque, Peruvian archaeologists made a wonderful breakthrough that was subsequently disclosed worldwide: the tomb of the Lord Of Sipan, a man who died 1.700 years ago, apparently the owner of all the place richness. In his tomb, the remains of warriors, women and children sacrificed in his honor were found, as well as a gold scepter and ornaments of the same metal that covered his face. As in any other civilization, the Mochica nobility was rich and powerful, and, according to his garments, the Lord Of  Sipan had a triple authority: military, religious and civil.