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Peru is 1,285,216 square kilometres arranged in three long bands: an arid Pacific coast, the Andes behind it, and Amazon rainforest east of the mountains. Which band a city sits in decides nearly everything about visiting it — Lima, the capital, is a coastal city under grey winter cloud, Cusco sits high enough in the Andes to cost a first day doing nothing, and Iquitos in the rainforest has no road connecting it to the rest of the country. It is the third largest country in South America. The distances between those three worlds are why itineraries here are counted in flights rather than in bus rides.
Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.
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Lago Chinchaycocha
Lake Junín, locally known as Lago Chinchaycocha, is a high-altitude lake in the Junín Region of Peru's central Andes. It sits within the Peruvian Andes ecosystem and forms part of the Lake Junín National Reserve.
Parque Reducto
Parque Reducto No. 2 is a public park in Lima, Peru, locally known as Parque Reducto. The site preserves historical military significance as one of the defensive positions used during the War of the Pacific.
Huayllay National Sanctuary is a protected natural area in Peru, located in the Pasco Region. The sanctuary is recognized for its distinctive geological formations, particularly its extensive rock forest created by volcanic and erosive processes over geological time.
Laguna Lauricocha
Laguna Lauricocha, known in English as Lauricocha Lake, is a high-altitude body of water in the Peruvian Andes. It lies within the Lauricocha Province of Huánuco Region, not Lima itself, though often referenced in broader Peruvian travel contexts.
Cataratas las Tres Hermanas
Tres Hermanas Falls, known locally as Cataratas las Tres Hermanas, is a waterfall attraction near Cusco, Peru. The name translates to Three Sisters Falls, referencing its three distinct cascades.
Laguna Sibinacocha
Lake Sibinacocha is a large high-Andean lake in the Urubamba basin of southern Peru. Peru's National Water Authority inventory records a surface area of about 28.11 square kilometres, making it one of the major glacial lakes identified in that basin.
Meseta de Marcahuasi
Marcahuasi is a high-altitude Andean plateau known in Spanish as Meseta de Marcahuasi. Situated east of Lima in the Peruvian mountains, this geological formation rises above the Rímac River valley.
Parque Reducto N°5
Aququcha
Parque John F. Kennedy
Laguna Huascacocha
Huichicocha
Laguna Pacucha
Laguna Asnacocha
Pomacanchi
Singrenacocha
Parque Alberto Andrade Carmona
Love Park, known locally as Parque del Amor, is a public park situated on the clifftops of Miraflores, a coastal district of Lima, Peru. It forms part of the Miraflores boardwalk, a pedestrian route tracing the Pacific coastline.
Laguna Pomacocha
Huascacocha
Parque Universitario
Laguna Alcacocha
Laguna Ancascocha
Laguna Antacocha
Punrún
Laguna Llacsacocha
Laguna Machucocha
Parque de La Muralla
Laguna Colorada
Laguna Suytuccocha
Laguna Suito
Titicocha
Laguna Huascacocha
Yanacocha
Laguna Yuraccocha
Laguna Apiñaccocha
Laguna Armaccocha
Laguna Carhuacocha
Chalhuacocha
Laguna Chaupijocha
Laguna Chinacocha
Laguna Chiquiacocha
Laguna Chuspicocha
Laguna Chuspicocha
Laguna Colorcocha
Laguna Huarurumicocha
Laguna Huascacocha
Laguna Islacocha
Laguna Patarcocha
Laguna Piuray
Laguna Shegue
Laguna Tuctococha
Laguna Mullucocha
Orccococha
Laguna Piti
Laguna Piticocha
Plaza Miguel Grau
Laguna Pucrococha
Laguna Pucacocha
Pumawasi
Playa Punta Rocas
Laguna Quiula
Laguna Quiulacocha
Laguna Querquecocha
Q'umirqucha
Q'umirqucha
Laguna Saytococha
Laguna Taulicocha
Laguna Tinquicocha
Laguna Orconcocha
Warmiqucha
Waskhaqucha
Guataycocha
Laguna Vilcacocha
Laguna Chaupicocha
Gruta de Huagapo
Juraucocha
Laguna Samaccota
Laguna Papacocha
Laguna Parcco
Laguna Pomacocha
Laguna Casacocha
Club Metropolitano Lloque Yupanqui
Club Metropolitano Sinchi Roca
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Ten to fourteen days can combine Lima, Cusco and the Sacred Valley with one additional region. Altitude adjustment and rail or road transfers need their own time, so compressing the Andes and Amazon into the same short visit is unwise.
Peru’s Migraciones authority publishes admission information. Passport, nationality and permitted-stay rules must be checked for the actual traveller, and any border or immigration form should come from the government service.
Lima is the principal air hub, with domestic services to Cusco, Arequipa and other gateways. Intercity buses cover many routes, and selected tourist trains serve the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu area.
May to September is the broad dry-season window for many Andean routes. Lima’s coastal conditions and Amazon rainfall follow different patterns, so an itinerary spanning regions needs separate forecasts and access checks.
Peru uses the sol (PEN). Current acceptance and withdrawal charges are Not recorded here; confirm whether an operator expects soles, cards or advance payment before leaving a major city.
Peru records 105 for police and 116 for fire services. Type A and C sockets use 220 V; national tap-water guidance is Not recorded, so obtain local advice.
