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Amazon The Amazon region is famous in Peru for its misty forests, its moorland, and its privileged microclimates. Habitat of orchids, Andean bears, and rock roosters. Archaeological sites with the ...

Ancash Ancash is a department of Peru located in the central and western part of the country. It occupies a territory of 36 thousand square kilometers that includes territories both in the high are...

Apirimac Apurímac is a department of Peru, located in the southern highlands of the country, on the eastern slope of the Andes Mountains.   This department has an area of 20.9 thousand km²...

Arequipa Cradle of illustrious men and witness of innumerable heroic actions in pursuit of national freedom, Arequipa is one of the regions with the greatest prominence in the history of Peru. such...

Ayacucho The region where the city of Ayacucho is based was a sanctuary of the Huari-Tiahuanaco culture, which dominated the Andean south and much of the Coast between 900 and 1,200 AD. The pr...

Cajamarca The beautiful Cajamarca is considered Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Americas, because in addition to its wonderful landscapes, it was the scene of important historical events. T...

Cusco The city of Cusco or known as the ancient capital of the Inca Empire is the main tourist destination of Peru and one of the most important in South America. Cusco It is located on the valley ...

Huancavelica Huancavelica has been one of the most important places for Andean people, as there are numerous archaeological sites and complexes such as the pampas and shelters of Mosoqcancha, Antac...

Huanuco The department of Huánuco has two very different types of geography: the mountains and the high jungle. The Andean area is marked by the presence of the Huayhuash Mountain Range and the hi...

Ica The province of Ica is one of the five that make up the department of Ica, under the administration of the regional government of Ica. Located in the central part of the department, it borders ...

Junin The department of Junín, located in the central area of the Peruvian Andes, has, due to its geographical location, areas of mountains and jungle. In its regions of the mountains the climate ...

La Libertad The Department of La Libertad is located in northern Peru and occupies a large portion of the Pacific Ocean coast as well as much of this territory covers a section of the Andes Mountai...

Lima The department of Lima is located in the central part of Peru and is located on the Peruvian coast. Its capital is Lima. The climate varies according to the proximity to the coast. Summer goes...

Loreto The department of Loreto is located in the northeastern area of Peru. Its limits are: To the north with Ecuador and Colombia; in the east with Brazil; in the south with Ucayali and in the we...

Madre de Dios The department of Madre de Dios is located in the southeast of the country. In the north it borders Ucayali, in the south and in the west with Punoy in the east with Brazil and Bolivi...

Moquegua The department of Moquegua is located in southern Peru, its geographical coordinates are between 15 ° 17 ′ and 17 ° 23 ′ south latitude. It limits by the north with the departments o...

Pasco It is located in the central part of the country, east of the western mountain range, with Andean and high and middle jungle areas of the Pachitea River. Its capital, the city of Cerro de Pas...

The Amazon, the rainforest, the jungle, the green hell (el infierno verde): all attempt to name this huge, vibrant swathe of Peru. Whether you explore it up close, from the ground or a boat, or fly ...

Piura The department of Piura is one of the 24 departments of Peru. Located on the north coast of the country, it borders to the north with Tumbes and Ecuador; to the south, with Lambayeque; to the...

Puno The department of Puno is one of the 24 departments of Peru. Puno  It is located on the Collao plateau, the highest in the Andes of South America. It has a flat relief, at an altitu...

Peru The Republic of Peru is a country in South America located on the western side of South America. It borders Ecuador and Colombia to the north, with Brazil to the east, with Bolivia to the sout...

San Martin The region of San Martín is one of the 24 departments in which the Peruvian territory is subdivided. It is located in the northeastern region and for the most part it extends through...

Tacna The Department of Tacna is the southernmost department of Peru. Tacna  It is located in southern Peru, next to the Pacific Ocean. It limits to the north with the Moquegua and Puno;...

Tumbes The department of Tumbes is located in the northwestern part of the country, on the border with the country of Ecuador. Tumbes borders on the north with Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean, on ...

Ucayali The department is part of the Peruvian Amazon, located in the central and eastern part of the national territory, between 07º 20 '23 "and 11º 27' 35" south latitude; and at 70º 29 '46 "a...