10 reasons why to visit Peru

Many of you probably have asked yourself, why should I visit that country which is mentioned very often lately, named PERU? This translated to Quechua; official language of the Great Inca’s Empire means “ABUNDANCE”, this is the right description about what this country offer to you, and right here I will summarize 10 abundant reasons why you should visit it.

1.-Abundance of biodiversity, PERU was declared by ONU’s worldwide development program, as the 5^th country with major biodiversity in the world, so much so it is the second in the world with the biggest capacity for bird watching, with more than 1800 species of them and 120 endemics, 3000 species of orchid and 4000 species of butterfly, excellent choice for the nature lovers.

2.-Abundance of gastronomy, PERU has 491 typical dishes, being the 4^th most varied gastronomy in the world, and the latest gastronomic international summit celebrated in Madrid, Spain; name it as THE AMERICA’S CAPITAL OF GASTRONOMY, perfect destination for the good food lovers.

3.-Abundance of zones of life, (Terrestrial zones or Climatic zones) PERU has 84 of 117 of this zones which exist in the world, what convert this country in a perfect place to enjoy different natural sceneries, from a large desert you can go through of imposing chain mountain and reach to a dense jungle in the blink of an eye, great chance to see everything in just one journey.

4.-Abundance of archaeology, PERU is a country vastly rich in history, owns more than 100,000 archeological sites including the Citadel of Caral, which is the most antique civilization of America Continent with 5,000 years of old, as antique as the Chinese and Egyptian civilizations. Come to admire the antique world legacy and learn more about it.

5.-Abundance of culture, PERU celebrate 3,000 popular festivities during the year, being the most representative, the one they celebrate in Puno region named “Virgen de la candelaria”, which is considered as one of the 10^th most colorful and admired carnivals in the world. Do something different have fun with culture.

6.-Abundance of heritage, UNESCO the most important cultural and educative entity in the world, declare 8 different sites in PERU as a World Heritage Sites and they are the following (Cusco City, Historic Center of Lima, Citadel of Machu Picchu,Chavin the Huantar ruins, Citadel of Chan Chan and the National Parks of Huascaran, Manu and The Abiseo river), if you like the nature, history and culture come to the right place, that is PERU.

7.-Abundance of Adventure, in PERU you can practice a high quality surf in Mancora or Cabo Blanco beaches, you can climb the fascinating Huayna Picchu hill, you can do rafting on the great Urubamba, you can sail the large Amazon river as the pure African safaris style (on a riverside cruise ship), you can make a demanding trekking by the Inca trail, you can make paragliding in Costa Verde-Lima, you can slide on a board at the Ica’s sand dune. Live the adventure, live PERU.

8.-Abundance of attractions, in PERU you can find one of the 8 wonder of the world( MACHU PICCHU), one of the naturals wonders of the world (The Amazon River which begins in PERU), the highest sand dunes in the world 3,860 feet (ICA’s), the deepest canyon in the world 13,650 feet ( Colca,Arequipa’s), the worldwide known Rally Dakar choose our territories to start the new version of its famous racing car, and the most popular kind of tourism experienced currently(the experimental tourism) is carrying out satisfactorily In this country (Puno’s region). So as you can notice PERU is like a Pandora’s Box, Do you want to open it?

9.-Abundance of Handcraft, PERU stands out by its great handcrafted industry, this industry generates to its country 200 million dollars per year approximately, being as productive as the Panamanian and Mexican handcrafted. If you like handcrafted pieces at home come to PERU, will be hard to choice what to take.

        10.-Abundance of hospitality, PERU is expecting increase its affluence of tourism at 10% more for              this year this means over 3 million of tourists, and according surveys made in this country the hospitality is one of the main reasons why the tourist wants to return. Do not miss home come to PERU, you will feel like home.

Yes ladies and gentlemen, Peru is a place full of surprises, it has many showy places for you all of them different and more special than the other; you already have know your next vacation choice. Just come, we are ready for you.

A Proud Peruvian!

Jorge Horna………