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PERUPERU, A CHARMING COUNTRY
Peru is divided in three areas ( Coast, mountain range, forest). Every area has very different features. We must remember that one of the Wonders of the World :”The Macchu Picchu Ruins that was founded by the Incas” is in Peru. These Ruins show us its rites, customs, art, etc. Before arriving to Cuzco you have the chance to visit Arequipa tha is a very charming city because of its people and the great Colca Canyon tha is located in Chivay town. Peru offers a great chance to see marvelous lanscapes, with a great resource and an amazing culture. there are several mountains which are inhabitated by native people from the region who still conserve their original language and customs:
Not withstanding that Peru has a lot of natural resources, it still has the highest poverty percentage in South America.
AREQUIPA It’s called the White City, because of its buildings made of sillar, that is the lava of the volcanoes. TOURIST PLACES: Saint Catalina, Company’s Cloisters, Museums ( Juanita Mummy ), Yanahuara’s Viewpoint, Sachaca, Sabandia’s Mill, and The Founder Mansión, Cotahuasi, Quequeña, Yumina, Characato, Tiabaya, Chivay.
COLCA CANYON (Arequipa)
You will have the experience of being with the nature, and with our Inca’s culture like: Medicine’s secrets, architecture, ( buildings and churches’ constructions ), its agricultura, customs, and clothing. And you will see the deepest canyon on the World (The Colca Canyon). A percentage from your tour goes toward helping our project Santa Teresa, (the orphanage) and also to help women, children and teenagers in need.
They are located in San Jose Pampas over a 50 Km extensión, the geroglifos show animal and plants’ drawings, some of these ones can measure 300 metres with a surface of 1000 square metres. |
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