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Peru’s natural mega diversity allows many kinds of activities for every like in an ecotourism travel. Choose the travel sections you prefer in order to find the most suitable travel experience for you.

You can also find many interesting facts about Peru in the lower part of this website.

ECO ADVENTURES
Peru offers exciting adventures for adrenaline lovers. Adventure travelers are distinguish for being very objective and clear, so we will present you the options you have:

Earth adventures: Mountain bike, trekking, hiking, camping

NATURE TRAVEL
Peru is a mega diverse country that has 84 of the 104 life zones existing in the World.

With more than 63 Natural Protected Areas that covers the 14% of the Peruvian territory, Peru Nature Travel offers impressive landscapes and natural wonders such as: Canyons, rivers, estuaries, waterfalls, lakes & lagoons, snow peaks, deserts, the Pacific Ocean and many more eco systems.

You can appreciate amazing rich fauna that gathers more than 4200 butterflies’ species, 400 species of mammals, 300 reptiles, 1700 species of birds and more than 250 amphibian’s species.

LIVING CULTURES
Community based tourism with Cruz Inca is the most responsible kind of travel because of the human involve and care with local people. Peru boasts one of the largest varieties of ancient music and dances, festivals and rituals and traditional dresses on Earth. The diversity, color and creativity of Peru's folklore have made it a destination of many Living Cultures.

BIRDING PERU
Peru is home to more than 1800 different bird species, ranging across its many general and specific habitats, from coast and desert to the Andes and Amazon Rainforest, from vultures to hummingbirds.

There are 120 species of birds that only can be seen in Peru, they are endemic species, this means that is the ecological state of being unique to a place or area.

Machu Picchu, Aguada Blanca, Villa Rica, Allpahuaya-Mishana, Manu and Tambopata in Madre de Dios to Villa Swamps in Lima are only a few names that you should remember if you are coming to bird Peru.

Help Peru preserving bird species making a responsible ecotourism travel with Cruz Inca.

ARCHAEOLOGY
Peru is a country riddled with archaeological sites which are a legacy of ancient times, when great civilizations flourished with their art, customs and rituals, their wisdom and skills. Travel to enigmatic designs on desert floors, huge adobe cities, massive pyramids and ancient citadels.

Peru has six Cultural recognitions in the World Heritage of UNESCO that are: 1. the Chan Chan Archaeological Zone, 2. the Chavin (Archaeological Site), 3. the City of Cuzco, 4. the Historic Centre of Lima, 5. the Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa and 6. the Lines and Geoglyphs of Nazca and Pampas Jumana.

GASTRONOMY
Peru’s mixing of cultures, different climates and geography and the great variety of ingredients have made it the Gastronomic Capital of the Americas.

Peru boasts one of the most exquisite and varied cuisines on Earth, as local chefs have succeeded in adapting a diverse variety of native ingredients while remaining open to outside influences. Peru's cooking is an invitation to discover flavors and fragrant smells which are as authentic as they are ancient.

LESBIAN AND GAY TRAVEL
Take a peek of our exclusive gay friendly travel, activities and packages. Contact us for a personalized attention according to your preferences.

Peru posses 84 of the 104 microclimates that exists in the world. This make possible to gather so many ecotouristic activities.

PERU FACTS

• One of the New Seven Wonders is Machu Picchu, an Inca fortress build in the year 1450 A.C. by the Inca Pachacutec as a urban complex with luxury building and temples.
• Peru has the two deepest canyons of the world in the south region in Arequipa, these canyons are more than 1000 meters deeper than the great canyon and they reach up to 3400 meters.
• The highest navigable lake in the world, the Titicaca Lake is located I the south region in Puno, a unique destination where you can see in the sunrise and the sunset in the same place.
• Peru has the record for more species seen in one spot.
• Named Gocta by the citizens, this beautiful water fall is the 5th longer in the world recognized by the National Geographic.
• Peru has converted almost 14 % of its territory into protected natural areas.
• Nearly 20% of world bird species can be found in Peru and the 10% of world’s reptiles.
• Peru is home to over 1800 different species of birds.
• Peru’s altitude goes from 0 meters in the coast and Pacific Ocean to the highest point, the Huascaran snow peak at 6,768 meters.
• Peru celebrates about 3,000 festivities per year, most of which are related to the Christian religion, others are a fusion of Incan ancient ceremonies and Christianity.
• Peru’s music was founded as early as 10,000 years ago by ancient civilizations discovered in recent archaeological researches.
• Biologists estimate that just in the Amazon Basin of Peru there are more than 50,000 species of plants.
• 1 of every 5 species of butterflies in the world can be found in Peru.