Peru Cultural Tours: Andean Mountains, Villages, and Amazon

Cultural tours provide a unique opportunity to see and experience local cultures in Peru. Read descriptions of 3 such tours in the Amazon and the Andes.

Cultural tours are a great way to get off the beaten tourist path, to immerse yourself in the ways of life of Peru's local communities and, most importantly, to give back to those communities. Depending on A Guide For Utilizing Property Management Services your interests

The Amazon jungle is one of the most diverse biospheres in the world and equally astounding diversity can be found in the local communities that have inhabited the region for generations. On a cultural tour in the Amazon, you will have the opportunity to see how this amazing balance of life between humans, flora, and fauna. The indigenous town of Infierno on the Tambopata River is one such Amazon community, located about 45 minutes downriver from Puerto Maldonado in the Madre de Dios region. Travelers here will learn about the Ese'ejas community, communal organizations that preserve indigenous knowledge, their culture and use of plants for medicinal and other purposes. From the community, travelers can embark on various tours and excursions. In the Wholesale Clothing On the internet - Fashionable Winter Clothes With Wholesale Clothing canopy towers, visitors get a birds-eye perspective of the surrounding jungle and a chance to see bird species Panic Away program such as toucans, parrots, and macaws. There are boat excursions on the The Right Mattress For Your Adjustable Bed river to spot caimans, piranhas, and river otter. The town of Puerto Maldonado is Campgrounds: The Endorus Expedition Edition Collector in itself also an attraction, with a lively market and a central plaza; just outside of town is monkey island and the confluence of the Dark Parables: La Dernière Cendrillon Edition Collector Tambopata and Madre de Dios rivers.

For an Andean mountain experience consider a homestay in Vicos, a small mountain town about 1 hour from League Of Light: Le Temps Des Récoltes Edition Collector Huaraz in Huascaran National Sand Dredging Delivers Results -- Find Out More Today Park within the Cordillero Blanca mountain range famed for its many mountain peaks that rise about 6,000 meters. Like the Infierno community in the Amazon, the residents of Vicos have also managed to strike Dangerous Games: Prisonniers Du Destin Edition Collector a balance with nature in their ways of life. Host families here have earned good reputations for their hospitality and guests will Are Diesel or Hybrid Cars For You? partake in the joys and hardships of life in this mountain setting. You will have the opportunity to meet many community members, including teachers, farmers, musicians, and artisans. In addition to being able to learn some Quechua, you will also be involved in a community service project of your choosing, be it education, environment, or infrastructure. Do not miss out on the opportunity to trek through the amazing landscape within the national park, which boasts some of the most beautiful lagoons in the world.

An equally unique experience can be had by staying with families in Chinchero, located about an hour from Several Kinds of Vehicle Trimmings and Equipment to Make Your Set of Wheels Eye-catching Cusco, the Inca imperial city. You will have the opportunity to Dark Romance: Le Cœur De La Bête Edition Collector meet the members of the community and to learn about ways of life that have been maintained for centuries. You will learn about cooking, healing, weaving, storytelling, and you will also have the opportunity to visit the surrounding ruins.