Nearly two-thirds of Peru is Amazon rainforest, which thrives with some of the richest biodiversity on the planet. Covering 6,475,000 sq. km (2,525,250 sq. miles), the Amazon basin represents 54% of all remaining rainforest on the planet. This vast, largely impenetrable region, with the …
32km (20 miles) NE of Cusco The pretty Andean village of Pisac lies at the eastern end of the valley. Although the town seems to be prized principally for its Sunday artisan market, Pisac should be more widely recognized for its splendid Inca ruins, which rival Machu Picchu. Perched high on a cliff is …
97km (60 miles) NW of Cusco; 21km (13 miles) W of Urubamba A tongue twister of a town, this gentle, lovely little place at the northwestern end of the Sacred Valley is affectionately called Ollanta (oh-yahn-tah) by locals. Plenty of outsiders who can't pronounce it fall in love with the town, too. …
855km (530 miles) NE of Lima; 298km (185 miles) NE of Trujillo; 235km (146 miles) SE of Chiclayo Delightful and historic Cajamarca, the jewel of Peru's northern highlands, deserves to be better appreciated. Those who know the city often call it the Cusco of the north, and comparisons to that …
78km (48 miles) NW of Cusco Centrally located Urubamba is the busiest of the Sacred Valley towns, if only because it's the best equipped to handle visitors. Although the town itself doesn't have a whole lot more than a handsome main plaza and magnificent mountain scenery to offer, the surrounding …
The Urubamba Valley, better known as El Valle Sagrado de los Incas (the Sacred Valley of the Incas), is a relaxed and incomparably beautiful stretch of villages and ancient ruins spread across a broad plain and gentle mountain slopes northwest of Cusco. The magnificent ruins found from Pisac to …
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