Sacsayhuamán Fortress Peru Guide: Tours, Hiking, Maps, Buildings, Facts and History
Sacsayhuamán Fortress is a citadel on the northern edge of the city of Cusco, Peru. Sacsayhuamán Fortress is situated 2 kilometers north of the Main Square of the Cusco and is located at 3,700 meters in elevation. Sacsayhuamán is a Quencha word “Saqsay” and “Huaman”....
Guide to Las Ballestas Peru: History, Facts, Maps and Tours
The Ballestas Islands are a group of small rocky islands that are part of the National Reserve System of Islands, Islets, and Puntas Guaneras in the South Pacific Ocean in Peru. It is one of the 76 protected natural areas that constitute Peru's National System of...
Guide to the Gold Museum of Peru and Weapons of the World Peru: History, Facts, Maps and Tours
The Gold Museum of Peru and Weapons of the World is an archaeological and military museum located in the Santiago de Surco district, Lima, Peru. It was created from the private Collection of Peruvian businessman Miguel Mujica Gallo in the 1960s. The two-story building...
Huayna Picchu, Peru Guide: Tours, Hiking, Maps, Buildings, Facts, and History
Huayna Picchu, or Wayna Picchu, is a mountain in the Machu Picchu National sanctuary of Peru. It belongs to the eastern foothills of the Salcantay massif in Cuzco. It is part of a sizeable orographic formation known as the Vilcabamba Batolith in the Central Cordillera...
Sacred Valley Peru Guide: Tours, Hiking, Maps, Buildings, Facts, and History
The Sacred Valley, the remarkable place in Peru where tourists keep coming back, is a magical place that amazes every individual who witnesses the amazing ingenuity of the Incas. There are mind-blowing places and discoverable things to do in the Sacred Valley. The...
Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum Peru Guide: History, Hiking, Facts, Maps and Tours
The Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum is the most important cultural precinct in northern Peru and one of the ten best in South America. Inside it houses, as the main exhibit, the complete skeleton and burial goods of the Lord of Sipan, ruler of the Mochica civilization,...
Basilica and Convent of San Francisco de Lima Peru Guide: History, Hiking, Facts, Maps, and Tours
The Basilica and Convent of San Francisco de Lima are one of the most beautiful and important catholic religious centers of Peru's capital, Lima. It is a colonial architectural complex of Spanish Baroque design, consisting of a convent and two churches located around...
Guide to Gocta Waterfall Peru: Tours, Hikes, Maps, Facts, and History
es Gocta is a waterfall located in the province of Bongara, department of Amazonas. It is a must-see destination for hiking, trekking, and archeology lovers. It currently ranks 17th in the world ranking of waterfalls, with a height of 771 meters. It is also the third...
Machu Picchu Peru Guide: Tours, Hiking, Maps, Buildings, Facts and History
Machu Picchu, often written Machupijchu, is a site of ancient Inca ruins located approximately 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Cuzco, Peru, in the Cordillera de Vilcabamba of the Andes Mountains. It is claimed that Inca rulers used Machu Picchu as a sacred religious...
4 Things You Should Know About Rock Climbing
There are a lot of sports you can pursue to get fit and have fun. However, if you want to add a healthy dose of adrenaline to the equation, then rock climbing should definitely be on top of your list. Perhaps that’s one of the biggest reasons rock climbing has...
INTRODUCING: THE FIRST AND ONLY WOMEN PORTERS OF THE INCA TRAIL (video)
Empowering women in the Andean mountains of PeruA few weeks ago, news that participants of the miss Peru pageant contest surprised the world by mentioning the numbers of the crude reality of domestic violence, rape and harassment toward women in Peru and the world,...
Women Porters On The Inca Trail To Machu Picchu Aim To Change The Travel Industry Of Cusco
A few weeks ago, news that participants of the miss Peru pageant contest surprised the world by mentioning the numbers of the crude reality of domestic violence, rape and harassment toward women in Peru and the world, instead of the numbers of their body dimensions....
Empowering Women While Trekking In The Andean Mountains
The Huchuy Qosqo Trek is a unique opportunity to trek on an off the beaten track location while empowering women to find emancipation and sustainable financial independence through their active participation in the tourism economic market. At Evolution Treks Peru we...