Peru and its nature

 



Peru is a land that intertwines the magic of its millennial history with natural landscapes that seem infinite and with beaches that tell the silences and traditions of the Pacific
The history of Peru was born long before the arrival of the Spaniards with the great civilizations that have left traces still alive like the Nazca with their mysterious geogliphs engraved in the desert that nobody still manages to explain completely how the Moche who built mud brick temples and have left us incredibly realistic ceramics such as the chavĆ­n who created sacred sanctuaries and naturally Cusco as the heart of their empire and Machu Picchu as a city suspended in the clouds all this has formed a cultural mosaic that resists in the villages in colored clothes in the holidays and rites that still celebrate the link with the earth and with the gods





The beaches of Peru run throughout its peaceful coast and are a world to be discovered with a unique character in the north near Tumbes and Piura there are hot and golden beaches as Manca that is famous among surfers and for those looking for sun and nightlife but also more peaceful such as Vichayito and Las Pocitas that give turquoise waters and romantic atmospheres always to the north there is a long seafood. Swiming or relaxing in the middle of the coast towards Lima there are wilder and sudden beaches such as Punta Hermosa Negra and San Bartolo ideal for those who love strong waves and surfing continuing to the south the landscape still changes with silent and remote beaches such as Paracas which is not only sea but also a natural reserve with its red cliffs and colonies of sea lions and rare birds and even more down The beaches become less known but set in desert scenarios that give the feeling of being on the borders of the world




The nature of Peru is a whole universe because in one country there are deserts oceans oceans very high mountains and the Amazonian forest the Andes of the Andes cuts the town from north to south with snow -capped peaks turquoise lagoons and villages suspended over the clouds while the peruvian amazonia holds one of the richest biodiversity on the planet with infinite rivers jaguar birds with birds with colors with colors with colors with colors. I unreal and indigenous communities that still live in harmony with the forest in desert areas such as near Iica and Nazca, nature takes a different face made of immense dunes oasis and skies that seem to never end

Thus Peru combines the charm of its ancient history with the breath of the Pacific and the greatness of the Andes and the ADE creating a place where each journey becomes a meeting with civilizations passed with beaches alive of wind and sun and with a nature that never stops surprising


The mountains of Peru are the beating heart of the country the place where history and nature meet and where the breath of the Andes has accompanied the life for millennia here the great peoples who left the sanctuaries and streets that still resist today among the peaks the ChavĆ­n erected their sacred center in the middle of the mountains to dialogue with the spirits of nature the wari created the first great Andean empire with fortresses Far away and the Incas transformed the Andes into an immense system of terraces cultivated temples and stone cities as Cusco who was their heart and Machu Picchu which remains suspended between heaven and earth as a mystery




The mountains of Peru are a world of different landscapes there are peaks that exceed six thousand meters like the imposing HuascarƔn the highest in the country that dominates the HuascarƔn National Park with blue lagoons and valleys where Condor and Vigogne live there are spectacular chains such as the Cordillera Blanca so perennial of snow and the Huayhuash Most beautiful trekking scenarios in the world lagoon such as that of Llanganuco or Humantay shine like jewels among the rocks while the sacred valleys such as that of Urubamba combine the cultivated fields with the Inca ruins and the villages that still retain ancient traditions




The nature of the Andes is strong and fragile at the same time there are plateaus where Alpaca Lama and Vigogne and lagoon graze where the snowy peaks are mirrored there are communities that still live in traditional agriculture by cultivating corn potatoes and quinoa as their ancestors did and there are parties where the mountains are not only stone but sacred spirits called apu who protect those who live under their shadow under their shadow.

The Andes of Peru are therefore more than a mountain range are a place where you walk between history and the myth where the paths lead to secret lagoons and infinite peaks and where the spirituality of nature accompanies every step


Peru forests are an immense and mysterious world that covers almost half of the country and that houses one of the richest biodiversity on the earth this is the Amazon Selva a green ocean crossed by infinite rivers that change color with the light and from the rio of the Amazons that arises right among the Peruvian Andes and then grows becoming the beating heart of the forest




The history of the forests of Peru is made of ancient peoples who have learned to live in harmony with the forest indigenous community such as the ashÔninka the shiples the Awajún and many others who know the secrets of the plants and animals that they know how to treat herbs that seem to us for us mysterious and that see in the forest not only a place but a highly sacred and powerful being even during the colonial era and in the following centuries It remained largely intact as a kingdom difficult to tame and still maintains that aura of mystery

The nature of the Peruvian forests is incredible here, Jaguars live anaconde monkeys Tucani gigantic butterflies and thousands of species of birds and fish there are plants that climb the sky and flowers with colors that seem invented by the imagination, the Tambopata reserve near Mother de dios and the Manu National Park are examples of natural paradises where life explodes in any shape as the rivers as the rivers as Ucayali or Marañón are floating villages and boats that become the main street to move





The Peruvian forest is also a place of spirituality and encounter with millenary traditions The peoples of the forest still practice rituals linked to sacred plants seeing in nature a force with which to dialogue and not something to exploit and those who visit these lands does not find only landscapes but a profound teaching about respect and harmony

Thus the forests of Peru complete the face of the town together with the mountains and beaches creating a single territory where deserts with snowy peaks coexist and the green immensity of the Amazon a plot that makes Peru a whole universe enclosed in a single nation


The deserts of Peru are a surprising face of the country because many imagine only Andes and forests but along the peaceful coast there is an arid and mysterious landscape that extends for hundreds of kilometers a desert made of golden dunes of sudden oasis and silences that seem eternal

The history of the Peruvian deserts is very ancient here they lived civilizations that learned to cultivate between sand and drought creating ingenious irrigation systems, the Nazca left immense lines in their desert by drawing figures of animals and symbols visible only by the high and still surrounded by the mystery the Moche built temples such as the Huaca del Sol and the Huaca de la Luna in the middle of desert landscapes ChimĆŗ created Chan Chan the largest city of Adobe in America in these arid lands then the Incas arrived who were able to integrate these spaces in their vast empire





The beaches and deserts meet along the coast creating unique scenarios such as in Paracas where the red cliffs dive into the ocean and the sand encounters the waves not far away the Nazca desert is famous for its lines but also for its immense dunes that change shape with the wind to the south near Iica is Huacachina an oasis surrounded by palms and very high dunes that become a paradise for those who become a paradise for those who become a paradise for those who become a paradise He loves sandboards and adventures at sunset even further south, the desert lands merge with the sea in the San Fernando reserve and in the coasts of Arequipa and Moquagua where few people arrive and where nature remains almost intact

The nature of the Peruvian desert is hard and fragile at the same time the sand seems sterile but houses small animals adapted to live with very little water and along the coast the sea deserts are full of life with colonies of sea lions penguins and flocks of birds that transform aridity into a theater of vital energy


Thus the deserts of Peru tell a different part of the country a land of sun and wind where the ancient civilizations have left indelible traces and where nature shows that even in the deeper silence there can be beauty



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