One of the deepest canyons in the world, with Andean condors soaring on the morning thermals at the Cruz del Cóndor viewpoint, and terraced villages.
Tours from Arequipa take 2 days; trekkers hike down to the Sangalle oasis. Arequipa, the 'White City', has the Santa Catalina Monastery.
A mountain striped in red, gold and turquoise by minerals, at 5,036 m.
The highest navigable lake in the world, at 3,812 m, shared with Bolivia.
The old Inca capital, at 3,400 m, with Spanish churches built on Inca walls, a UNESCO site.
The fertile Urubamba valley between Cusco and Machu Picchu, with Inca terraces and towns: the fortress of Ollantaytambo, the Pisac market and ruins, …
The classic Inca Trail is a 4-day, 43 km hike on original Inca stone paths from Km 82 in the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu, passing Inca ruins, cloud…
The 15th-century Inca citadel on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba valley, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
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