Huancayo Tourist Information - Junin Peru
Huancayo is the largest city in the central region of Peru.
Half a million people cram into the capital of Junin province.
It can be breathtaking for a visitor fresh from the coast, not only because the surrounding mountains.
At over 3,200 meters above sea level or 10,500 feet altitude sickness can be problem.
But theres plenty to do while you get acclimatized.
Even though Huancayo has a business-like appearance, its also called the party capital of Peru. Lessons in traditional dance,
Andean musical instruments and a bit of Spanish are easy to organize in the bustling center of town.
While the city is home to a wide range of agricultural industries, from milk factories, to trout farms, liquor distilleries to craft studios,
its most famous as the end point of one of the great train journeys of South America.
The rail line from Lima was started by an American railway engineer Henry Meiggs in the 1870s, and finished Ernest Malinowski, a Pole who said he could build a railway anywhere a llama could climb.
It passes through 69 tunnels, 59 bridges and 22 zigzags and 6 switch-backs to reach a pass at almost 4,758 meters (15,500 feet) above sea level.
Carving through rock and up steep mountainsides, the track took 28 years to build.
It started occasionally running the route again in 2002 for special occasions and festivals held throughout the year.
Outside the city a string of mountains, lakes, small towns and campsites dot the Mantaro Valley, home to the Huanca people.
Archaeological sites describe the history of the war-like Huanca who fought bitter battles with the Inca for control of the valley.
But the region is now a haven for visitors fleeing the crowded city of Lima, for a break in the mountains.
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Machu Picchu - Fauna - Lizard - Tours and Travel Packages for Friends & Family
Machu Picchu Historic Sanctuary has greater biological diversity than neighboring ecosystems. In the Aobamba River watershed (the lower, western part of the Sanctuary of Machu Picchu) are the jungle brows, or upper limit of tropical vegetation in this part of the Andes. These brows contain great flora and fauna biodiversity, and combined with the mountainous ecosystems found within the Sanctuary, make Machu Picchu a special place full of biodiversity. The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu also has a great number of native species, genetic banks, and ecosystems, and is therefore a conservation priority.
According to Holdridge's life zone classification, which uses climate and vegetation to make its determinations, the Sanctuary of Machu Picchu includes nine life zones distributed at various altitudes from 1,850 to 6,270 m.
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BUEN VIAJE a Pampachiri – 5 pasos para llegar al impresionante bosque de Pampachiri
La tradición e historia de Los Andes del Perú se respira en todas sus rutas, solo hay que dejarse llevar por los hermosos caminos de la sierra. ¡Si te gustan los viajes en carro, entonces Pampachiri es un destino ideal! Un bosque de piedra en medio de la belleza de Apurimac rodeado de montañas verdosas y un imponente cielo azul. Acompañado de una increíble historia de ingenio y creatividad para construir un hogar único y acogedor bajo las rocas del bosque, el cual los turistas llaman la casa de los pitufos. El Perú es un país de sorpresas inagotables, lugares impresionantes e historias increíbles.
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La Paz, Bolivia
La Paz o Nuestra Señora de La Paz (nombre oficial) es la capital del Departamento de La Paz, sede de gobierno de los poderes ejecutivo y legislativo de Bolivia. El censo de 2001 reflejó una población de 1.552.156 habitantes en toda el área metropolitana incluyendo a la ciudad de El Alto. El centro de la ciudad está aproximadamente a 3650 msnm y forma —junto con la ciudad de El Alto—, el segundo núcleo urbano más grande y poblado de Bolivia.
La Paz (Official Name: Nuestra Señora de La Paz) is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department. Located at an elevation of 3,660 metres (12,008 ft), it is the world's highest capital city. La Paz sits in a bowl surrounded by the high altiplano. As it grows, La Paz climbs the hills, resulting in varying elevations from 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) to 4,100 metres (13,451 ft). Overlooking the city is towering triple-peaked Illimani, always snow covered and majestic. As of the 2001 census, the city of La Paz had a population of 789,585, and together with the neighboring cities of El Alto and Viacha, make the most populous urban area of Bolivia, with a population of over 1.6 million inhabitants (Instituto Nacional de Estadistica). La Paz is also known as Chuquiago Marka or Chuqiyapu from Aymara chuqi, meaning gold, and yapu, meaning farm.
Le département de La Paz est une subdivision de la Bolivie. Sa capitale est la ville de La Paz. Le département fut constitué par décret de Antonio José de Sucre le 23 janvier 1826. Les frontières du département sont alors bien définies et il est doté d'une administration.