The citadel of Machu Picchu (Now one of the new 7th wonders of the world) is the department of Cusco’s most important tourist attraction. Discovered in 1911 by the American explorer, Hiram Bingham, this city is considering one of the most extraordinary examples of scenic architecture in the whole world.
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' texttop[numbertop++] = "This archeological site is located at 4km west of the city in the Moche river valley, following the paved highway to Huanchaco. It was the capital of the Chimú culture, built between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries AD by the rules of the Tacaynamo dynasty. Chan Chan, which spans an area of 20 square km, is the largest mud-brick citadel dating back to the pre-Hispanic era.
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' texttop[numbertop++] = "Joining a large part of the provinces of Loreto, Requena, Ucayali, and Alto Amazonas, it has an area of 2’080 000 hectares making it the largest in the country and in South America besides it is also known as the most extensive area of protected floodable forest in the Amazon Rainforest.
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' texttop[numbertop++] = "The fortress of Kuelap is located in the cloud forest of the department of Amazonas; Kuelap is a proof of the engineering skills of the Chachapoyas, a tribe who inhabited the area AD 1000 around.
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' texttop[numbertop++] = "The park has a great variety of animal species: more than 800 bird species like the harpy eagle, the jabiru stork, the Orinoco goose, the Andean cock-of-the-rock, and the roseate spoonbill. 200 mammal species like the common woolly monkey, the black spider monkey, the giant otter, the jaguar, the little spotted cat, the anteater, and the Andean deer, and over a hundred bat species.
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' texttop[numbertop++] = "The Nazca Lines are located only two hours from Ica, 50 square km of desert floor were covered centuries ago by enormous drawings, figures of mammals, insects and deities. Discovered in 1927, are one of the most extraordinary legacies left by a culture that grown in 300 BC.
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' texttop[numbertop++] = "The Paracas National Reserve is located 22km (20 minutes) from the Pisco city (or 261km from Lima) and is the only reserve protecting a section of Peruvian coastline and Cold Water Ocean. Its 335 000 hectares extend from the Paracas peninsula to the point at Morro Quemado, south of La Independencia bay.
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