There are many different types of Peru vacation packages that cater to a wide variety of interests. Indeed,Peru Vacation Packages Articles this is a necessity as Peru is a very diverse country and host to many ancient cultures and archaeological ruins.

Peru is the only country that has the coast, desert, highlands, mountain ranges and jungles. It also has both the cordillera blanca and the cordillera negra (White and Black mountain ranges).

The country has a rich ancient history with cultures like the Inca Empire, Moche, Nazca, Chachapoyas, Chavin, Paracas, Tiahuanaco, Wari, the Norte Chico Civilization and Chimu. There is even a theory that descendants of the Vikings live in Peru!

There are also islands, catacombs, canyons, Spanish colonial structures, museums, lakes, Pisco Sour, the ayahuasca spirit vine, curanderos (healers) and traditional dances.

Peruvian cuisine is becoming world-famous. Peru has some of the most diverse and delicious food the world has to offer. Peru has 35 varieties of maize (corn), 2,000 varieties of potatoes, over 2,000 varieties Peru tour packages of sweet potatoes, 2,000 species of fish (more than any other country in the world), and probably the best lemon anywhere.

Main Attractions

Peru tourism can roughly be divided into two main circuits: the Northern Circuit and the Southern Circuit.

The Southern Circuit is by far the most popular with tourists as it includes Peru’s #1 site-seeing attraction – Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu is in the Cuzco area. Other highlights in the Southern region are the Nazca Lines, Nazca; Colca Canyon, Arequipa; Lake Titicaca, Puno; the Sacred Valley, Cuzco; the Plaza de Armas, Sacsayhuaman and Koricancha, Cuzco City; the Inca Trail up to Machu Picchu; Choquequirao, a couple of days from Cuzco city; and Manu National Park near Cuzco. The Cuzco region is the archaeological capital of South America.