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Machu PicchuUNESCO

Ciudadela de Machu Picchu

Ruins · Cusco Department

Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain ridge at 2,430 meters (7,970 ft).

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CuscoUNESCO

City · Cusco Department

Cusco or Cuzco is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range, and the Huatanay and Urubamba rivers. It is the capital and largest city of the eponymous Cusco Province and Cusco Department.

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LimaUNESCO

City · Lima

Lima is the capital and largest city of Peru, as well as a primate city. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

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Nazca linesUNESCO

Líneas y Geoglifos de Nasca y Palpa

Ruins · Ica Department

The Nazca lines are a group of geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD by people making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor, removing pebbles and leaving different-colored dirt exposed.

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CaralUNESCO

Ciudad Sagrada de Caral-Supe

Ruins · Lima Department

The Sacred City of Caral-Supe, or simply Caral, is an archaeological site in Peru where the remains of the main city of the Caral civilization are found.

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Chan ChanUNESCO

Ruins · La Libertad Department

Chan Chan, sometimes called Chimor, was the capital city of the Chimor kingdom, a pre-Columbian era culture in South America. The city is now an archeological site in the department of La Libertad five kilometers (3.1 mi) west of Trujillo, Peru.

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Chavín de HuántarUNESCO

Sitio Arqueológico de Chavín

Ruins · Áncash Department

Chavín de Huántar is an archaeological site in Peru, containing ruins and artifacts constructed as early as 1200 BC, and occupied until around 400–500 BC by the Chavín, a major pre-Inca culture.

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Manu National ParkUNESCO

Park & nature · Cusco Department

Manu National Park is a national park and biosphere reserve located in the regions of Madre de Dios and Cusco in Peru. It protects a diverse number of ecosystems including lowland rainforests, cloud forests and Andean grasslands.

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Huascarán National ParkUNESCO

Park & nature · Áncash Department

Huascarán National Park is a Peruvian national park that protects most of the mountain range known as Cordillera Blanca which is part of the central Andes, in the region of Ancash.

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Lake Titicaca

Lago Titicaca

Lake · Puno Department

Lake Titicaca is a large lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. It is often listed as a freshwater lake, though its waters are slightly brackish.

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Trujillo

City · La Libertad Department

Trujillo is a city in coastal northwestern Peru and the capital of the Department of La Libertad. It is the third most populous city and center of the third most populous metropolitan area of Peru.

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Iquitos

City · Loreto Department

Iquitos is the capital city of Peru's Maynas Province and Loreto Region. It is the largest metropolis in the Peruvian Amazon, east of the Andes, as well as the ninth-most populous city in Peru.

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