Discover Peru

Mylene d’Auriol
Manchamanteles / PP
Daniel Silva / PP
Heinz Plenge
Ten thousand years of history in more than 5,000 archeological sites that have resisted the test of time and
whose mysteries are still being unveiled and revealed to the world.
A symphony of sounds, tastes, textures, and colors that can be sensed in 1,300 genres of music, more than
3,000 festivities and over 450 dishes speak volumes of the esquisite cultural diversity that Peru treasures.
NATURALLY SPECTACULAR
Eighty-four of the world’s 117 life zones, eleven ecological regions, 1,800 bird especies, 3,500 varieties of orchids, and a large amount of species of
butterflies, reptiles, and mammals position Peru within the ten most biologically diverse countries in the world.
A COUNTRY FOR ADVENTURE
With 1,769 glaciers and more than fifty mountains that tower over 6,000 meters over sea
level (19,700 feet), close to 3,000 kilometer (1,860 miles) long Pacif coast, and rivers,
lakes and lagoons, beaches, deserts, canyons, and trails that are the backdrop for the most
exciting adventure sports.
Pilar Olivares / PP
Heinz Plenge
DISCOVERPERU
ANCIENT PRESENCE
Tourist information and
assistance
(51 1) 574 8000
iperu@promperu.gob.pe
www.peru.info
Useful Information
Jungle:
Wet and tropical weather.
Jungle:
Tropical rainforests
of the Peruvian
Amazon and region
where the largest
natural reserves in the
country are located.
Northern Coast:
Sunny all year long.
Coastline:
Close to 1800
miles of deserts,
open beaches and
fertile valleys.
Capital Lima
DISCOVERPERU
Highlands:
Weather is dry and
temperate with huge
variations in temperature
during the day (between
68ºF and 35.6ºF).
Coordinates
Central and Southern Coast:
Temperate, arid region with
no rain, yet humid with
plenty of cloud cover.
1.285.215,6 km2
Total area
Tourist Map
Highlands:
Region dominated by the Andes. The
highest point in Peru is the peak of
Mount Huascarán (22,204 f.a.s.l).
Trip duration
Cajamarca
14 h 17 h
21h
25 h 10 h
21h
22 h 13 h
9h
13 h
17h
16 h
13 h
14 h
6h
9h
13
Cajamarca
18 h
20 h 12 h
15 h
15 h
6h
3h
12 h
12 h
3h
Chiclayo
8h
9h
8h
Huaraz
7
1
W. Wust
h
30min
1
h
30min
W. Silvera / PP
Amazon rainforest
24 h
14 h
6h
12 h 27h
18h
16
9h
6h
8h
19 h 15 h
10 h
13 h 25 h
21h
21
5h
14 h 20 h 18 h
48 h 44 h 34 h
43 h 54 h 49 h
10 h
h
30min
Cusco
Cusco
9h
30min
Puno
Iquitos
Puerto
Maldonado
Huaraz
1h
Ayacucho
1
Arequipa
Piura
h
20min
Tarapoto
h
20min
-
Piura
30min
1
h
10min
1
1
1
h
10min
1
h
20min
1
h
35min
B. Velarde / PP
CHACHAPOYAS 2,334 masl / 7,656 fasl
1
Cajamarca
40min
30min
55min
h
10min
Chiclayo
(Amazon River)
1
h
45min
Trujillo
Tacna
Cusco
Lima
22
Tumbes
Citadel of Chan Chan
6h
h
30min
1h
h
15min
15 h
h
30min
50min
35min
Nasca
Arequipa
Tacna
30min
-
8h
Piura
Arequipa
Lima
Puno
31h 30 h
2h
TRUJILLO 34 masl / 112 fasl
6h
Huancayo
Tumbes
Lima
Puno
IQUITOS 104 masl / 341 fasl
h
30min
Ayacucho
Cusco
Puerto
Maldonado
4
h
30min
Trujillo
Gold ornament, Lord of Sipán, Lambayeque
h
30min
Chachapoyas
Huancayo
Cajamarca carnival
6h
Tarapoto
Trujillo
F. Castello / PP
CAJAMARCA 2,720 masl / 8,922 fasl
Máncora beach
22 h 24 h 16 h
Nasca
More than
1,000,000
Museo Tumbas Reales
CHICLAYO 46 masl / 151 fasl
500,000
to 1,000,000
Chiclayo
100,000
to 500,000
H. Plenge / PP
PIURA Sea level
50,000
to 100,000
Tumbes
1,000
to 50,000
By train
Arequipa
By river
Piura
Information on the population density in each destination within the Peruvian territory
Chiclayo
By bus
Tacna
Adventure
Population density
Accessibility
information
Ayacucho
World Heritage
Site - UNESCO
By plane
Trujillo
Nature
How to get there?
Huaraz
Culture
Lima
Main attractions
Chachapoyas
(Approximate time: main destinations)
C. Sala / PP
HUARAZ 3,091 masl / 10,141 fasl
Fortress of Kuélap
Mount Pastoruri,Huascarán National Park
TARAPOTO 333 masl / 1,093 fasl
A. Solimano / PP
L. Gamero
LIMA 154 masl / 505 fasl
Orchids
Historic Center of Lima
H. Plenge / PP
NASCA 588 masl / 1,929 fasl
A. Solimano / PP
PUERTO MALDONADO, MANU AND TAMBOPATA 183 masl / 600 fasl
Nasca Lines
Jaguar, Manu National Park
(Ica)
CUSCO 3,399 masl / 11,152 fasl
D. Gianonni
PUNO 3,827 masl / 12,533 fasl
M. d’Auriol
C. Sala / PP
AREQUIPA 2,335 masl / 7,661 fasl
Historic Center of Arequipa
(Lake Titicaca)
Tourist
information
and assistance
(51 1) 574 8000
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International border
Department border
Country capital
Department capital
City
Asphalt road
Dirt road
Railroad
Airport
Port
Protected area
Archeological site
Museum
Mountain climbing
Mountain biking
Trekking
Rafting
Surf
Mountain / Volcano
Mountain pass
SCALA GRAFICA (Km)
Lima, march 2008
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Points on the map are for reference only.
Digital cartography: Grupo Geo Graphos 2007
Sources: Instituto Geográfico Nacional, Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática,
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales, Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones, PromPerú.
Autorización de Exportación y Circulación: Resolución Directorial 0671/RD - 20 de Agosto del 2007
H. Plenge
Taquile textiles, Lake Titicaca
(from Puno)
Puerto
Maldonado