NATIONAL PRK OF MANU
Declared a World Cultural Heritage in 1987
This park is located between two provinces, Manu (in Madre de Dios) and Paucartambo (in Cusco), which includes territories of the eastern Andes and the Peruvian Amazon. This area is inhabited by a number of different tribes, the majority in which now has no contact with the rest of the world.
The Manu National Park is a paradise of 20,000 varieties of plants, 1,200 species of birds, 200 species of mammals and an unknown number of reptiles, amphibious and insects..
ABISEO RIVER NATIONAL PARK
Declared a World Cultural Heritage in 1990
Located in the western Andes of Peru, this national park is located in the confluence of the Marañon River and the Huallaga River, both affluent of the Amazon River. This national park has been close since 1986.
HISTORIC CENTER OF LIMA
In 1998, the San Francisco convent, declared a World Cultural Heritage.
In 1991, the Historic Center of Lima received the same recognition.
Lima known as the city of the kings, has been since its foundation an oasis of culture and elegance. This city has churches in baroque and renaissance style. Beautiful palaces with stylized balconies that constitute the notable arquitecture of Lima.
This city offers the tourist museums, art galleries, recreation places, arqueological sites belonging to civilizations before the Inca epoch.
THE NAZCA LINES
Declared a World Cultural Heritage in 1994
At only two hours away from the city of Ica, we will find the most amazing lines with diverse figures of animals, birds and astrology. The Nasca lines are covering the dessert in an extension bigger than 450 km2. These lines were discovered in 1927, and are the most important heredity left by the Nasca culture. Some of the lines have a length of 300 meters in which they can only be seen by aircraft.
HISTORIC CENTER OF AREQUIPA
Declared a World Cultural Heritage in 2000
Arequipa is the second largest city of Peru. This city is located south of the Peruvian Andes. It is known as the “Ciudad Blanca” or (White City) for the color of the volcanic stone (Sillar), material use to build houses and building in the center of the city. You will be able to find different attractions such as The Colca Canyon, Cotahuasi Canyon, Cotahuasi canyon is the deepest in the world. The Colca Valley for its scenery constitutes a natural impressive stage for the combination of agricultural patios that goes back to the Inca epoch. |