Travel Peru

Province: Lima Location: Capital of Peru, at the central coast of the Pacific in Latin America Population: alomost 7 million Size: approx. 33.000 sq km Weather: Dec-April: sunny and hot, May-Oct: cloudy and humidAv. temperature 25 in summer and 17 in winter Introduction: It is in this metropolis city of almost 8 million inhabitants where you will arrive entering Peru. By cruiser in the harbour of Callao or by airplane in the international airport of Jorge Chavez. He was a Peruvian aviation pioneer. The airport is located in Lima at approximately 45 minutes from the colonial center or the commercial districts as Miraflores, San Isidro, etc. The Peruvian capital was established by the Spanish "conquistadores" in 1535. The faces of Lima: Lima of tranquillity he exclusive Lima of the rich. There is a beach resort coast with the nautical hobbies like wave surfing, cruisers and sailing. The new commercial center of Larco Mar in Miraflores, the most elegant res

Everybody can freely import next items: Attire for personal use Hygienic items and cosmetics for personal use An electrical shaver A camera or video camera and maximum 5 films or videocassettes No more than 10 CD's, disks or DAT's A pocket calculator Medicines for personal use Books, magazines and common documents 20 packs of cigarettes, 50 cigars or 250 grams of tobacco No more than US$ 300 of varied articles, limited in quantity en for personal use or as a present for others. One article may not cost more than US$ 100 A portable typewriter or computer A musical instrument carried by your hand or in a carrier bag A radio, a radio cassette, a tape recorder, a gramophone or a CD-player, portable or a portable device with one or more than the mentioned apparatus A suitcase, backpack or other luggage for collective use for carrying the allowed items In case of a disabled person or an ill traveler, the equipment they indispensably need for their mobility Ps: also

Tourist information and addresses: In every significant touristic city in Peru there is an office of "el ministerio de turismo". In Lima this office is located at half a square of the Plaza de San Martín in Jirón de la Unión 1066, the street is also known as Jirón Belén. The place is open from 9h to 18h and closes Saturday on 13h. They can offer you a free magazine of "Peru Guide". With a little bit of luck you'll find an English-speaking staff. In the same street a bit further there are some other places to obtain advice about hotels, transport and local tours like the Inca Trail for example. But don't overrun. The best place to find information about Machu Picchu is of course Cusco. There is an office of the ministry of tourism in Cusco at the Plaza de Armas. If you should arrive in the tourist and beautiful district of Miraflores in Lima, you can always knock the door of Aventura Latino Americana. Mr. Guy Vanackeren and his sympathetic wife Carine Beck

Introduction Who will ever plan to visit Peru (we truly hope so) will encounter a country with a peculiar history and virgin nature of unspeakable beauty. Nobody promises hidden Inca-temples and secret brotherhoods that keep the rich history alive, but there is more than enough to see en to visit. More than once you will feel like Indiana Jones if you choose for more extreme trips. Peru is a country full of mysteries and an invaluable cultural and natural wealth. More than 60% of Peru’s territory is virgin rainforest, so grand that a lost group found an Inca settlement mid 1996 on 12 days walking from the nearest village. Lot’s of secrets and world wonders were already discovered en often not understood, but a lot more is still hidden in the veils of Peru’s ancient times. A word about the country Until Christopher Columbus was America unknown territory to the Western world. Therefore has this continent and especially Peru a totally different history that can not be compared with