Peru is a multiethnic country situated in western South America. Lima is the capital of Peru. Peru has the highest percentage of protected land area in reserves and national parks than any other country in South America. The Peru tourist destinations attract many tourists interested in ecology and nature.

Lima, the capital of Peru is referred to as the entrance door to the country. Lima has many cultural and historic sites, and the best museums in Peru. It is home to many remnants of colonial architecture declared as Cultural World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Some Pre-Hispanic archaeological locations like the Caral has been recently included in the list of Cultural World Heritage sites. Lima offers a great variety of luxurious casinos, game houses, cultural shows, and centers of amusements, folkloric, and rich culinary tradition. Peru tourist destinations have many World Heritage Sites which are visited by many tourists.

The Nazca lines, located between towns of Nazca and Palpa were created between 200 B.C. and 700 A.D by some very old Peruvian civilization. These lines are basically the figures of spiders, monkeys, lizards, simple lines, fish, llamas and human figures. Other popular places here are; Estaqueria, Chauchilla, Cahuachi and aqueducts. Nazca lines are considered to be one of the most popular Peru tourist destinations.

Cuzco is the archaeological capital of Peru with lot of archaeological wonders on display. It is famous for Machu Picchu which is one of the world's most impressive and beautiful ancient sites. This is also known as the "Lost City of the Incas"; this city is completely invisible from Urubamba Valley below. The site is self-contained and is surrounded by agricultural terraces.

Chiclayo is the second largest archaeological site in Peru. It is basically a pre-Incan archaeological site. Some of the popular archaeological finds of this place are; the Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum, Lord of Sipan, Pyramids of Tucume and many more. Chiclayo is also known for its highly regarded healers and sorcerers.

Those who like nature and biodiversity can visit Iquitos. Tourists can take a river tour to enjoy the beauty of Amazon forests. Arequipa is also known as the "White City". It is referred as such because many ancient monasteries and colonial homes were built by white volcanic stones. These stones are known as 'sillar', which is unique to this place. Tourists can also visit nearby sites like Colca Canyon and Colca Valley. Peru tourist destinations consist of many natural reserves which attract many tourists.

Peruvian cuisine is known for its diverse ingredients. Some of the common dishes of Peru are; arroz chaufa (Peruvian fried rice), ceviche, tiradito, rocoto relleno, humitas and many more.

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