Much to-do in Peru

35 Places

Puerto Inca, Peru

The Boiling River of the Amazon

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

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Cerro de Pasco, Peru

San Pedro Cemetery of Ninacaca

A colorful Peruvian city of the dead.

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Huascarán National Park

The highest tropical mountain range in the world is in Central Peru, home to a vast array of exotic and quirky plants and animals.

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Huayllay Stone Forest

Extraordinary rock formations in open Peruvian fields.

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Mariscal Cáceres Province, Peru

Gran Pajaten

These delicate ruins need more tourists to keep them from fading away.

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Casma District, Peru

Huayllay National Sanctuary

A remarkable geological formation resembling a forest made of stone.

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Callahuanca, Peru

Marcahuasi Ruins

A mysterious pre-Incan ruin believed to have miraculous healing powers.

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Jicamarca Ionospheric Radio Observatory

Enormous array of antennae fill a desert valley.

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Casma District, Peru

Cerro Sechin

The depictions of slaughter are surprisingly detailed at this mysterious ancient site.

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Convento de San Francisco Ossuary

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

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Brain Museum

Tucked behind the Institute of Neurological Science down a decrepit street resides the largest display of human brains in Latin America.

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The Room of 10,000 Ancient Skulls

Lima’s Museum of Anthropology is lined with thousands of elongated human craniums.

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Pizarro's Tomb

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.

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Pachacamac

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

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Paracas Candelabra

The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.

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Aguas Calientes, Peru

Machu Picchu: The Lost City of The Inca

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

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Aguas Calientes, Peru

Huayna Picchu

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

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Skylodge

Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.

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Ollantaytambo, Peru

Ollantaytambo Ruins

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

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Moray

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

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Sacsayhuamán

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

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Guinea Pig Last Supper

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

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Q'eswachaka Rope Bridge

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.

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The Uros People of Lake Titicaca

The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.

Sillustani

These ruined Incan mausoleum towers still bear carvings of sacred animals on their blocks.

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Taquile Island

On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.

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Nazca Lines

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

Chauchilla Cemetery

Plundered and left asunder by grave robbers, this ancient necropolis has been painstakingly pieced back together.

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Huacachina

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

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Cahuachi

Nazca pilgrimage site covering 370 acres is a popular stop for archeologists and looters.

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Huaca Pucllana

This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.

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Salt Pans of Maras

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

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Tambopata, Peru

Tres Chimbadas Lake

This small oxbow lake has rare giant river otters and some Seussian-sounding birds.

Tambopata, Peru

Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick

The world's largest clay lick, where parrots gather to snack.

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Puerto Maldonado, Peru

Puerto Maldonado Obelisco

This space-age looking obelisk rises over a city in the rainforest, meant to resemble the local castaña tree.