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Guide, Cusco Peru
Travel planner to Cusco, Machu Picchu, Cuzco, Sacred valley and all of
Cusco Peru
Peru is located in the west central part of South America. It encompasses an
area of 498,222 square miles (1 `285, 215 km2) and can be compared in size to
Spain, France and former West Germany combined. In South America, only Brazil
and Argentina are larger. Peru is the 19th largest country in the world. Peru is
bordered to the north by Ecuador, to the south by Chile and Bolivia, to the east
by Colombia and Brazil and to the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Peru is a varied and diverse
country due to the climatic, natural and cultural diversity of its
regions. It is 1,554 miles (2,500 km) long, and has 3 natural
regions: coast, sierra and jungle.
The
climate of Peru varies widely, ranging from tropical in the montaņa to arctic
in the highest mountains of the Andes. Average temperatures decrease about 1.7
Celsius degrees (about 3 Fahrenheit degrees) with every 450-m (1,500-ft)
increase in elevation. Permanent snow and ice fields cover peaks more than 5,000
m (16,500 ft) above sea level, and the highest elevation at which the land is
suitable for agriculture is about 4,400 m (14,500 ft).
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Lima
Lima, the capital of Peru, is
located on the west central coast of South America, 150 m/427 ft.a.s.l.
Climate: Seasons are opposite to those of the United States
and Europe. Summer is from December through April. The average temperature is between
25ēC in summer and 15ēC in winter.
Diego de Almagro founded the city of Trujillo in 1534 as
an express assignment ordered by Francisco Pizarro. He founded the city on the Moche River
Valley to tatake advantage of the political prestige of its Caciques.
This is Nasca, a unique place due to the mysteries of its
marvelous lines and figures, drawn with spectacular perfection, by the gods... by
aliens... by giants or by ordinary people? The beauty and magnitude of the lines must be
observed from above.
Puno, on the banks of Lake Titicaca - the world highest
navigable lake - displays the reminiscences of its origin through cave paintings and
spearheads, testimony of our highland ancestor's life.
A branch the South
Pan-American road leads up from the coast to Arequipa connecting
it with Lima and Tacna. There are 1,020 krn (632 miles) between
Arequipa and Lima and 400 km (248 miles) between Arequipa and Tacna.
This is the least populated
territory in Peru, with only 600,000 people living in its 80,000
kM2 (30,880 sq miles) of jungle area. Its capital Is a riverside
city known as Puerto Maldonado with 25, 000 Inhabitants.
It is advisable to spend some days in one of the different
lodges, built in the style of the area, that are found on the banks of tributaries in the
jungle. There you may visit indigenous tribes, take walks in the jungle and appreciate the
varied flora and fauna.
