Follow in the footsteps of Tintin and Snowy, away from the crowds of tourists and into magnificent, authentically Peruvian regions! From Lima, on the Pacific coast, you’ll quickly make your way to the Andes, starting with the Nor Yauyos Reserve, before crossing the regions of Huancayo and Ayacucho, a superb colonial city.
Then head due west towards Andahuaylas and Abancay, on the banks of the Apurimac Canyon, before reaching the Inca city of Cusco.
Leave the capital on the Carretera Central, on the very route of Tintin’s famous train! You’ll soon reach the foothills of the Andes. As you climb, the landscape becomes greener, with fertile valleys replacing the coastal desert. Once you’ve reached Rio Blanco, you’ll head south to the magnificent Nor Yauyos National Park.Leave the capital for the peaceful desert and its many beaches popular with the people of Lima. On the way you can stop at Chincha, an Afro town, renowned for its gastronomy, music and dances. Nearby, the Hacienda San José will take you back to the gloomy history of the slave era.
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The southern coast of Peru stretches along the Pacific Ocean. Covered by an immense sandy desert, dotted with oases and green valleys with a flourishing agriculture. Also in these deserts, amazing pre-Inca cultures such as the Nazca culture developed.
Let yourself be delighted with the wine produced with exquisite and quality products. Enjoy sports in the middle of the desert, a unique adventure.
The Paracas National Reserve presents a unique beauty of the Peruvian coast. Here you can find many marine species such as seals, birds, fish and shellfish.
It has one of the richest ecosystems in Peru and also protects the prehistoric sites of the Paracas culture and other civilizations that inhabited this amazing place.
An impressive place located south of Lima. Here live several species protected by the Peruvian state.
On board a boat you can see sea lions, Humboldt penguins, flamingos and other marine species.
Upon arrival you will be amazed by the rocky formation of this place where a huge geoglyph called El Candelabro houses thousands of sea lions.
A magical place full of life in the middle of the desert, surrounded by palm trees and huarangos, a rich biodiversity. Ideal for different sports in the vast desert that surrounds it.
Its name comes from the Quechua language meaning “the woman who cries”. It is said that this lagoon was born from the tears of a beautiful woman who mourned the death of her husband.
These ancient geoglyphs are found throughout the Nazca desert, and to this day, they unleash many uncertainties because no one knows the message that the different drawings hold.
Puquio is the capital of the province of Lucanas to the south of the department of Ayacucho, it offers a great variety of landscapes and pleasant climates that propitiate the formation of peaks with eternal snow, plateaus, lagoons and waterfalls.
Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire, Navel of the World. Every corner of this magical city hides in its walls the history of a great empire extended in many countries. Today you can see in the different tourist attractions the advanced technology that the Incas managed to develop.
Chincha offers different tourist attractions rich in culture and history.
Besides having beautiful beaches, enjoy the sun and know other places like the Sanctuary of Melchorita, El Carmen, the Huaca Centinela in Tambo de Mora, El Silencio, El Carrizal, among other recognized sites.
Chalhuanca is a beautiful city located in the department of Apurimac. Here you can visit the Plaza Bolivar, a peculiar bridge, the Pincahuacho thermal baths very famous for its medicinal properties, the Pacucha Lagoon, which houses different species of fish such as silversides.
The Pachachaca, Historical Cultural Patrimony of Peru, is a tributary of the Apurimac River that joins the cities of Abancay and Andahuaylas. Its bed runs at the bottom of a deep canyon of alluvial origin. The construction is made of materials such as lime and stone.