Peru

Experience them by yourself deal time for visiting Peruю Is all year long because its cultural calendar is dotted full of traditional and modern activities, which sets Peru apart as a tourist destination. The city of Lima, the capital, has turned into the center of the national cultural vibe. You will find museums featuring permanent and temporary exhibitions of ancient art as well as works done by contemporary artists, theaters presenting plays from foreign as well as Peruvian playwrights and groups combining different expressions of scenic arts in just one show.

Some of the most important events during the year are the National Peruvian Paso Horse Contest in April, the Book Fair in July, the Lima Film Festival, which features the best in Latin American cinema, in August, the Feast of Saint Rose of Lima in August, and the procession of El Sehor de los Milagros (the Christ of Miracles) in October, the greatest expression of piety by the Peruvian people.

Ancient presence

Peruvian culture is at the same time one and varied. Peruvians of today have inherited customs and traditions from civilizations that developed centuries before the arrival of Europeans, and that meeting of two worlds produced a melting pot that was further enriched by contributions from African and a culture that lives and breathes, reinventing itself every day. Peru is also an encounter between the ancient and the modern, a place where past and present live side by side. It may sound complicated to you, but be happy because it is not - the complexity of Peruvian culture is founded on its charm and

Asian people, who also settled roots in this land. The result is originality that it easy to understand. Come and see by yourself.

Hundreds of wonders

10,000 years of history can be seen in one of the largest networks of archeology found in the world - and the largest in South America. Progress reached by the ancient Peruvians in the areas of arts and science never ceases to amaze. Take, for example, the city of Caral, the oldest in the Americas. Then, there is Machu Picchu, Incan citadel and newly elected Wonder of the World. Yet, there is so much more: the Nasca Lines, the pyramids of the North hiding their mysteries, like those of the Lord of Sipan and the Governess of Cao, the fortress of Kublap, Chan Chan, the Qapac Nan (Inca Trail), and the list goes on since Peru is a catalogue of treasures that bear witness to its glorious past.