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This April 2010 edition is the most up-to-date guide to Peru available anywhere. Peru's soaring mountains, untamed jungles and wild beaches have been welcoming travelers for millennia. Visitors today will find a dynamic, exciting country that is still immersed in its past as the center of Inca civilization and Spain's New World empire. Let VIVA guide you through Peru's fascinating mix of cultures and landscapes. With this guidebook, you can -Explore the legacy of Peru's ancient cultures, from the mysterious Nazca Lines and priceless relics of Sipan to the incomparable Machu Picchu. -Hike centuries-old Inca footpaths through timeless Andean villages -Commune with nature in some of the world's driest deserts, highest peaks and most remote rain forest. Why settle for an outdated guidebook? The VIVA community of on-the-ground travel writers, local experts and travelers like you are continuously updating and improving this guide at vivatravelguides.com. Join them, and together we'll make the best guidebook to Peru even better.
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Peru 3rd Edition April 2010 Lima - Cusco - Machu Picchu - Arequipa - Lake Titicaca - Huaraz - Coast Río Na po Río Za mo ra Río Za mo ra iago Río Sant Chiclayo á Río Juru a llag Hua Río Brazil 2000 - 4000m on rañ Ma Río Huaráz 1000 - 2000m 500 - 1000m yali Uca Río Tingo María ELEVATION Pucallpa yali Uca Río on rañ Ma Río a llag Hua Río Chimbote Río Primary Road Secondary Road N Train Highlights Cities and Towns 100 mi Scale 160 km ali ay Uc Tarapoto Cajamarca Huanchaco Chan Chan Trujillo Salaverry LEGEND ali ay Uc Río Chachapoyas Kuélap Río Amazonas Iquitos Río M araño n Río M araño n Piura a taz Pas Río a taz Pas Río Talara Sullana iago Río Sant Huaquillas Tumbes Máncora Río Na po Ecuador Guayaquil 0 - 500m ús Pur Alto Río Río Urubamba Río Urubamba Huancayo Lima ro ta an M Río ús Pur Alto Río ios de D dre Ma ío R de dre Ma Río Manu Biosphere Reserve Aguas Calientes Ollantaytambo Urubamba Ayacucho Pisac Poroy Puerto Maldonado Machu Picchu Cusco Huancabamba Ica Nasca ac urim Ap Río Paracas Huacachina ac urim Ap Río Islas Ballestas Pisco Colca Canyon Sicuani Chiquibambilla Juliaca Puno Arequipa Bolivia Lake Titicaca Copacabana La Paz Tacna s Dio Highlights PERU Cusco, Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley Machu Picchu is South America’s most popular tourist attraction and in 2007 was designated one of the world’s new seven wonders. A journey to Machu Picchu begins in the former seat of the Inca Empire, Cusco, with its historical buildings and markets, before heading through the geographically and archaeologically rich Sacred Valley. Nasca Lines - Southern Coast The Nasca Lines were lost to the world until their rediscovery in 1921 by surprised pilots flying over this flat and desolate region of southern Peru. The pilots looked down and saw lines and carvings extending as wide as 65 kilometers (40 miles) in the shape of a monkey, a spider, a pelican, humming birds, a whale, a dog and even an astronaut—or space alien. Archaeologists are still debating the what, how and why of these remnants of a lost civilization. Arequipa and the Colca Canyon Lake Titicaca Lake Titicaca is the world’s highest navigable lake at 3,821