Tourism in Peru

fifteenth century, served simultaneously as a center of worship and astronomic observation, and as rest place of the royal family of the Inca Pachacutec. The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu contains about 10% of the fauna and 22% of the flora of Peru. It stands out as one of the few mountain regions that have abundant available information about the local flora and fauna. They have recorded 401 species of birds, 19 reptiles, 10 amphibians, 13 fishes, 300 diurnal butterflies and 400…

Nazca people in southern Peru developed casting to craft ceremonious ornaments. The people of the Chimu empire would later develop more advanced technical skills, such as combining metals to make alloys and plating more common metals with gold. Their advances in technology were shared with the Incas who would be some of the first natives to meet the Spanish upon their arrival in the 16th century. Gold has long been present and significant in the culture and economics…

Geography- Peru is the third biggest country in South America with an average temperature from 70 degrees fahrenheit in January decreasing to 50 degrees fahrenheit in June on the coast in Lima which is Peru’s capital city. The weather depends on what part of the city you're in like if you're in the snowy mountains, it can be really cold but if you're on the coast it could be hot but the temperature also varies between day to night more than seasonally. There is limited rainfall near the coast…

The insecurity in Lima needs to disappear in 2021 Lima, the Capital City of Peru, was founded by Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535. With a population of almost 10 million, Lima is the most populous metropolitan area of Peru and the second largest city in the Americas, behind Sao Paulo and before Mexico City. Lima is the country´s commercial and industrial center and one of Latin America´s most important financial centers. And as a big city it also has big problems, one of them, is the crime…

A city inhabited by the Ancient Incas, which had been lost to the Andes Mountain range in Peru. An explorer by the name of Hiram Bingham was traveling through the jungles of Peru when he caught a glimpse of the Incan buildings that had long been forgotten by society. Bingham believed he had discovered the lost city of Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu was a city built by the Inca Empire long ago before it fell, near another city with the name of Vilcabamba. It was the last capital of the Inca Empire.…

in the middle of the Avenue of Volcanoes. Most are dormant bringing a safe way to enjoy variety of wavy mesmerizing snow-capped mountains, and a half of million of the friendliest people you will meet in South America. Situated between Colombia and Peru on top of the historic Inca empire remains, Quito is now divided into two sections; “Old Town” (“Centro Historico”), lined with traditional, colonial European pastel colored buildings with red tile roofs on narrow cobbled stone streets that are…

Ecuador is a country located in latin America next to Columbia and peru Ecuador is known for its culture, history and cuisine Political Ecuador was discovered in 1531 by a Spanish conquistador named fransisco pizzaro, Ecuador was also the home of the famous inca empire which collapsed when civil war broke out and Spanish conquistadors came and took advantage of the situation and conquered the incas and claimed Ecuador in spains name In the 18th century Ecuador suffered an economic…

The film A fistful of dollars is a western movie. The movie is about a man with no name who rides in to a western village on his horse. The town name that he arrived at is called San Miguel. After arriving to the town he discovered a feed between the two families. Like in most western movies the feud is over power. The feuding families consisted of the Rojo brothers and the family of the town sheriff. The stranger took note of an opportunity to make some money. This is where the film ad…

Casa Malaparte  ARC-1013 Professor Zulaikha Ayub Benjamin Hardin BJH413 10/20/15 A perspective view of Casa Malaparte Casa Malaparte is a house on the island of Capri, Italy built by and for Curzio Malaparte. (Antrim) I WHO IS CURZIO MALAPARTE? Curzio Malaparte, born Kurt Erich Suckert, was born in Prato, Tuscany. He began his education at Collegio Cicognini and ended it at La Sapmienza University of Rome. He began his controversial career in 1918 as a journalist. He fought in World…

Mario Vargas Llosa was born March 28, 1936, into a middle-class family in Arequipa, Peru. He was an only son of his parents who separated a few months before he was born. Mario spent his early childhood living with his grandparents and mother who told him his father has died since she did not want to explain the divorce to him. Eventually, his father came back into his life and his parents got back together. When Mario was six, he enrolled into a Christian school. While there, he found interest…