Peru Description

Peru - a globally recognized "reserve" the monuments of the past. If there is a country, the mysterious attractions which baffles even the best historians, it is undoubtedly Peru.
This South American state was once the heart of the Inca empire, unique people, who thousands of years ago were able to invent the first aircraft and the binary programming language.
With aviation in the XX century, were discovered accidentally deposited on the surface of the earth mysterious pictures of enormous size. The best-known today are the figures in the Nazca desert. Mysteriousness these figures lies in the incomprehensibility of their appointment, in the dark of the people who created them, as well as the deposition method on the surface of the earth. These figures can only be seen from an airplane or a large hill.

Country, rightly called the main historical center of Latin America. Her identity and the mysterious charm, attract, fascinate not only historians, archaeologists, but also the tireless travelers from around the world. By visiting this amazing place once, want to come back here again and again.

Peru - a country not only famous architectural complex of Machu Picchu, but also the highest navigational lake in the world - Lake Titicaca and the deepest in the world - Kolkinskogo canyon. Largest river of the world - the Amazon - has its roots precisely in Peru.

Fans traveling to see the wonderful cities of the country - Lima, Cusco, Puno, Ico, Trujillo, Arequipa, will visit the Paracas Peninsula and the islands Balestas, inhabited by seals, lions, penguins, pelicans, and so forth. Commit a flight over the gigantic image of the Nazca desert, whose origin is still unknown, will visit the funeral towers Sillustani on Lake Titicaca and will become familiar with the Uros Indians who live on floating reed islands.

Also, you can not leave the country without visiting the incomparable Amazon - River "three sevens," not seeing the world's largest water lilies and not having observed blood-thirsty piranhas.

Peru covers an area of 1 285 000 square. km, is bordered by Colombia and Ecuador to the north, Brazil and Bolivia - to the east, Chile - in the south, and by the Pacific Ocean - to the west. Peru can be divided into three geographical zony.Serra or the Peruvian Andes offer a rich flora and fauna. Here you can watch the majestic flight of condors, with his hands to feed the llama or alpaca and admire the colorful palette of mountain orchid.

More than half of the Peruvian territory is covered by the Amazon jungle. Tropical rain forests are rich with exotic plants and animals, contains so many species of birds, which is not on the entire Latin American continent.

The third geographical area - a coastal desert, in whose territory is situated the capital of Peru - Lima. Mountain rivers descend to the Pacific coast, washed by the sand dunes and form a picturesque oasis.