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Peru Adventure Travel

from: Kyle Besser

Peru is a diverse land of mountain glaciers, sun baked deserts and tropical rainforest. This was the country of the Incas, whose lost city of Machu Picchu, high in the Andes Mountains, is a reminder of a once mighty empire. Machu Picchu can be reached by train or by hiking from Cuzco, which was at one time the center of the Inca civilization.

The Incas were not the first of the pre-Columbia builders to leave their marks in this ancient land. Strange pictures on the desert floor at Nazca are the relics of another long-vanished civilization.

For those in search of adventure travel Peru offers many exciting possibilities. Adventure travel Peru has activities for every taste. You can take a wild, white water ride down a river, trek through rugged mountain valleys, camp on a glacier or canoe across still waters in the Amazon basin. There are ski resorts in the Cuzco and Huaraz areas. For a new twist on downhill motion, try sand boarding on the dunes near Huacachina. There are many mountain bike tours, and cyclists could hardly ask for more inspiring scenery to ride through than that of Peru.

For wildlife lovers, a Peru adventure travel tour has much to offer. There are capybaras, monkeys, iguanas, jaguars, ocelots, crocodiles and anteaters. Marine life includes penguins, pink freshwater dolphins and sea lions.

Bird lovers will be in their glory. Peru has over 1,700 species of birds ranging from flamingos, Inca terns and colourful macaws to the lordly Andean condor. Columbia is the only country in the world that has more.

If you want to do some fishing on your Peru adventure travel tour, there is deep sea fishing along the coast and angling in the rivers of the northern and central highlands. Fishermen can also try their luck in the rivers of the Amazon basin and Lake Titicaca.

If your Peru adventure travel takes you to beautiful Lake Titicaca, you may very well want to do more than fish. This vast lake, which is the largest in South America, forms part of the border between Peru and Bolivia. It is among the highest lakes in the world. This is a place where visitors can observe how ancient cultures merged with more recent societies. Old languages are still spoken, besides Spanish.

In the communities that dot the shores of the lake you can see both colonial churches and ancient funeral towers. At Lake Titicaca you can walk on islands made of reeds or take a cruise on sparkling waters beneath a sky that is unbelievably clear because of the altitude,.

For an unforgettable vacation, you can't miss with adventure travel Peru.