Whilst you are in Peri, you must definitely explore the surroundings of Ica. Who would have believed that the country is home to an oasis and a desert, penguins, Pisco and everything, all in such a small place? A journey to the heart of the region can offer you incredible diversity and an unforgettable experience with nature.

Surf, try new things, explore and more in Ica

Huaraz is the perfect departure point for excursions into both the Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra. It's in the heights of the Sierra that you will truly discover all the fantastic features that the Ancash region has to offer.

Huarez: a jewel nestled between snow-covered peaks

Arriving in Iquitos by air gives a foretaste of what awaits you in the dense jungle. From above, all you see is a thick forest that covers the land as far as the eye can see, where only the river and its tributaries stand out from an immense green carpet.

In the heart of the Amazon rainforest: Iquitos and its floating shantytown

Located between the Selva and the Cordillera of the Andes, the Huancavélica and Cerro Pasco region will put you under its spell, with its incredible landscapes, the welcoming nature of the local inhabitants and the old traditions that are still very much alive

Pasco and Huancavélica: a voyage combining nature and tradition

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A superb lake in the Huayhuash Cordillera (in the Ancash region) and the last camping site of one of the most beautiful treks in Peru.

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<a href="/peru/">To do the Huayhuash circuit is an incredible experience, simply the best, during a trip to Peru</a>. And the arrival at Jahuacocha lake is magnificent. To think that the intensity of the landscape can get any better, when your eyes are almost stinging at the sight of such beauty.. If you follow the same itinerary as me, you will get there after "the ascent" of the last pass at nearly 5000m, or 16,500ft in altitude (that of Yuncha Pinta), but you will be so used to it after more than a week at high altitude that you'll almost do it with your eyes shut. And the view from the Cordillera... find out for yourself! To give you an idea of what this spot is like, the little bright blue Lake Solterachocha adjoins that of Jahuachocha (you'll have understood by now that cocha means lake in Quechua) and then in the background there's a delightful glacier...again a magical setting. Ooh err, going back to real life is going to be difficult!

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