1、Travel to Peru,Lima,Lima,Strongly influenced by European, Andean, and Asian culture, Lima is a melting pot of cultures due to colonization, immigration, and indigenous本土化 influences.,Travel to Peru,Limas beaches, located along the northern and southern ends of the city, are heavily visited during th

2、e summer months. Numerous restaurants, clubs and hotels have been opened in these places to serve the many beachgoers.,Cuzco,Cuzco,Cusco was the capital of the Inca Empire (1200s-1532). Many believe that the city was planned as an effigy in the shape of a puma, a sacred animal. After the Spanish inv

3、asion Cusco was the center for the Spanish colonization and spread of Christianity in the Andean world.,Title Text,Travel to Peru,Recently many fusion and neo-Andean restaurants have developed in Cusco, in which the cuisine is prepared with modern techniques and incorporates a blend of traditional A

4、ndean and international ingredients,Travel to Peru,Travel to Peru,Machu Picchu Site,Machu Picchu was constructed around 1450, at the height of the Inca Empire. It was abandoned just over 100 years later, in 1572, as a belated result of the Spanish Conquest.,Travel to Peru,Machu Picchu is a UNESCO Wo

5、rld Heritage Site.Although the citadel is located only about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Cusco, the Inca capital, it was never found by the Spanish and consequently not plundered and destroyed, as was the case with many other Inca sites. Over the centuries, the surrounding jungle grew over much of

6、 the site, and few knew of its existence.,Travel to Peru,As part of their road system, the Inca built a road to the Machu Picchu region. Today, tens of thousands of tourists walk the Inca Trail to visit Machu Picchu each year, acclimatising at Cusco before starting on a two- to four-day journey on foot from the Urubamba valley up