PERU
Quito
Peru is a country where majesty reigns – rising out of the
forests of the Amazon basin and the cities of the Incan
Empire to meet the snow-capped Andes.
COLOMBIA
ECUADOR
Iquitos
The culmination of all this greatness is the fabled Machu
Piccu, an awe-inspiring Incan city dramatically sitting 1,000
feet above a river, straddled between two mountains.
BRAZIL
PERU
Trujillo
Nearby Cusco, once the capital of the Incan Empire, is now
a bustling metropolitan area. While the Spanish eventually
constructed a cobblestone city in Cusco, you can still explore
Incan remains.
With its subtropical beaches, clubs and cafes, there's plenty
of fun to be had in Lima, but the Incas are always nearby.
Pachacamac is a huge Incan archaeological site near the city,
and Lima's museums are the best for documenting its
pre-historic peoples.
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Peru
Callao
SOUTH
PACIFIC
OCEAN
Machu
Picchu
Lima
Cusco
0
miles
km
BOLIVIA
Arequipa
0
Nazca
La Paz
400
400
CHILE
