Lima Peru Guide: Tours, Hiking, Maps, Buildings, Facts and History
Lima is the largest city and is the capital city of Peru. Lima was named by locals in the agricultural region known by native Peruvians as Limaq. The history of the city started with its Spanish foundation in 1535 by Francisco Pizzaro. The first inhabitants who...
Nevado Auzangate Peru Guide: Tours, Hiking, Maps, Buildings, Facts and History
Nevado Auzangate is a gigantic and dark mountain of the Vilcanota Mountain range situated in the Andes in Cusco, Peru. Nevado Auzangate is positioned as the highest peak in the Cusco and Lake Titicaca region, known as the second-highest peak in Southern Peru and sixth...
Sacsayhuamán Fortress Peru Guide: Tours, Hiking, Maps, Buildings, Facts and History
Sacsayhuamán Fortress is a citadel on the northern edge of the city of Cusco, Peru. Sacsayhuamán Fortress is situated 2 kilometers north of the Main Square of the Cusco and is located at 3,700 meters in elevation. Sacsayhuamán is a Quencha word “Saqsay” and “Huaman”....
Guide to Las Ballestas Peru: History, Facts, Maps and Tours
The Ballestas Islands are a group of small rocky islands that are part of the National Reserve System of Islands, Islets, and Puntas Guaneras in the South Pacific Ocean in Peru. It is one of the 76 protected natural areas that constitute Peru’s National System...