Situated in the south east of the country at 3300 m altitude, the Peruvian city of Cusco is the capital of the province and former capital of the Incas Empire. Included on UNESCO Heritage List in 1983, Cusco, discovered in 1533 by Spanish conquistadors is transformed them in the colonial city by building churches, resident, university, and an imposing cathedral, built on old Inca ruins. Present name of the town appears since XVII century, is a phonetic interpretation by the Spanish name qosqo (in Quechua). Important places of interest in Cusco: Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral, the San Blas district, within walking distance of town is Koricancha - Temple of the Sun, Puca Pucara - fortification with aqueducts and hot springs, Tambomachay - famous Inca baths, Sacsayhuaman - military fortress.

Koricancha - Temple of The Sun, built on a natural hill is located in the southern city of Cusco. Built of stone blocks with unique cuts and joints, without binders, like all Inca constructions (resistance to earthquakes is a mystery to this day today), was covered in the old glory of the Inca empire, the exterior walls, with over 700 sheets of gold, and inside all the statues were from gold. Chronicles and historical writings narrating as many valuables in the temple and even sheets of gold that was plated Spaniards were given to redeem the Inca leader - Atahuallpa caught by them.

Sacsayhuaman archaeological complex is located near the old city Cusco. Sacsayhuaman is an enlightening example of Inca construction skills and techniques: huge blocks of stone, some over 300 tons are blended perfectly without using mortar or other binder. The building has many underground passages (chincanas). Opinions about the destination of this building are different, as some researchers Sacsayhuaman is lifted to serve as a fortress, and after others, Sacsayhuaman is a huge zoomorphic representation, it is certain that the Spaniards used to raise many of stones masonry colonial constructions in Cusco.

At 2430 m altitude, the enigmatic Machu Picchu dominated for more than five centuries deep narrow Valley of the Urubamba River. Built in 1450 by the sovereign Inca Pachacuti, Machu Picchu was abandoned by its inhabitants in 1572, forgotten and rediscovered in 1911 by historian Hiram Bingham. Natural delimited, the city is visible from the mountains, structural constructions are quadrilateral, with no interior partitions and generally have a single floor.
Citadel conceived as an impregnable urban maze, additional amenities include: access roads, squares, fortifications, water tanks, pipelines, housing, and a sophisticated system of terraces for crops. There are preserved many elements of the perfectly preserved Inca architecture and culture, in 1983 Machu Picchu was included on UNESCO Heritage List.
Citadel is structured in three areas:
-Sacral Area (the main city), that is the most important attractions: Intihuatana (Inca solar clock), the Temple of three windows (where the sun penetrates through trapezoidal windows to light the sacred market), Temple of the Sun (dedicated to god Inti - the sun god) temple Condorului that is a huge rock cut in the form of conditions;
-Royal Area where a row of houses with walls reddish lived Amautas - wise people and plants living nearby trapezoidal shape Nustas - printesele;
-Residential Area where houses were trash and food storage.

Gate of the Sun (Intipuncu), so called because the building of stone in the shape of the portal through which sunlight penetrate between the two solstice: summer and winter, for here is to supervise the city and is where it reveals a great view of the city and the Urubamba Valley, is the starting place on the Inca Trail - Inca road system that crosses the Andes mountains passing over heights of 5,000 m and having a central point of convergence as Cusco.

Raqchi - Wiracocha God Temple is an ancient Inca temple with impressive dimensions 100 m long, 26 m wide, with walls in the central area between 18 to 20 m high, the foundations of the temple measures 4 m in the east of the temple building there are about 100 in diameter about 10 m supposed to have been used by some as a granaries and by others as a ceremonial structures.

Puno is located at 388 km away from Cusco in the south east, between the shores of Lake Titicaca and a mountain range that guards the city. Established in 1668 by Viceroy Pedro Antonio Fernandez as the capital of the province Paucarcolla named San Juan Bautista de Puno, the name was later changed to San Carlos de Puno, in honor of King Charles II of Spain. The city has many churches and buildings dating from the colonial period and is known as the folklore capital of the country.

Located in the high plateaus of the Andes at 3812 m altitude (the border between Peru and Bolivia), Lake Titicaca is the largest lake in South America (9710 Km2) navigable lake located at the highest elevation. Fueled by over 25 rivers, water from rainfall and melting snow on the slopes of mountains, Lake Titicaca communicate with Poopo by Raul Desaguadero.
The lake is tied legend which says that Inti - sun god sent here by Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo to start a new civilization and the place where Manco Capac and has stuck gold baton was called Cusco. Lake and the surrounding area is declared National Reserve. Navigation on the lake is made with traditional boats but totora cane and small motor boats.
Uros Islands on Lake Titicaca home to one of the oldest civilizations in the world, which keeps its traditions unchanged. The 42 islands are constructed of cane totora, an island life is 30 years. Taquille island situated in Lake Titicaca Peru offers a great view over the lake if you dare to climb the 600 steps up to the highest point of the island.

The ingenuity of the locals living on floating islands on Lake Titicaca is materialized and a genuine means of transport made of reed floating totora. Traditional boats made of cane totora used for centuries to navigate on the lake. Issues novel on the lake, boats have a lifespan of about 9 months, the raw material - totora cane stalks, which are constructed is found in abundance in this area and totora boats have remarkable stability and buoyancy.

Founded by conquistador Francisco Pizarro in 1535, the city of Lima, called Kings City (La Ciudad de los Reyes) is located in the west of the country at the confluence of Chillon, Rimac and Lurin. The architecture is characterized by Peruvian metropolis a mix of styles, the perfect illustration of the various trends in historical periods of the city. The historical center still preserves buildings with balconies vicergatului period and the first years of the republic, for which was included in the UNESCO Heritage in 1988. Some of the Peruvian capital‘s main tourist landmarks are the Plaza de Armas (Plaza Mayor - the historic center that is important monuments including a fountain and bronze, dated 1650), Cathedral (dating from 1564, is famous for the chapel of ivory style Baroque - The sarcophagus Imaculada and Francisco Pizarro - conqueror of Peru), Monastery of San Francisco, Government Palace, the Palace of the Archdiocese, the National Museum of Archeology, Anthropology and History, Gold Museum, Larco Herrera Museum, in contrast with the colonial architecture of the city, there have developed new residential areas, modern Miraflores districts, Isidro, Barranco. The town is located near the archaeological site Huaca Pucclana (Julian) made of millions of bricks, former site of worship of the god Pachacamac.

A special note of the historical center of Lima is the balconies of the colonial city built in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries but also in the Republican period. True masterpieces of Baroque style, harmoniously integrated in the architectural style of buildings, balconies were built with dual purpose: functional and decorative construction giving a special note of downtown Lima, designed for tracking festivities and ceremonies in that time. Some of the buildings that have balconies are also the Palace of Torre billets (1715), Goyeneche Palace, Negreiros House, Osambela House (1803), Barbieri House, House of Pilate, Archbishop‘s Palace, Casa del Oidor, Municipality Palace.