MACHU PICCHU MACHU PICCHU It is a mild misty morning in the mountains A family departs from the city of Cusco After traveling for a few hours by train and bus they reach Machu Picchu The family wanders the Inca city built around 1450 They study terraces that were used for growing crops and explore palaces storage rooms and baths 4
OTHER TOP SITES CHURCH OF SAN FRANCISCO LAKE TITICACA MANÚ NATIONAL PARK SANTA CATALINA MONASTERY After wandering the ruins they check out the Temple of the Sun It is believed the Inca emperor lived near this temple In the late afternoon the family listens while hummingbird calls travel through the air Welcome to Peru 5
LOCATION COLOMBIA ECUADOR CHICLAYO TRUJILLO PERU LIMA PACIFIC OCEAN CUSCO AREQUIPA PENGUINS IN PERU Humboldt penguins make their home on the Ballestas Islands They can swim as fast as 30 miles 48 kilometers per hour 6 CHILE
Peru is located in South America It covers 496,225 square miles 1,285,216 square kilometers making it is a little smaller than Alaska Peru’s capital Lima is on the country’s western coast Trujillo and Chiclayo are two important Peruvian cities that lie along the coast too Peru’s Ballestas Islands sit just off the coast To Peru’s north are the countries of Ecuador and Colombia Brazil and Bolivia are Peru’s eastern neighbors The narrow nation of Chile borders Peru at its southernmost point The waves of the Pacific Ocean wash upon Peru’s shores all along the west coast 7 BRAZIL BOLIVIA
