Peru boasts one of the most diverse and spectacular landscapes in South America and offers a rich and complex culture. Strolling through the streets of colonial cities that take back to the Spanish conquistadors, visit the ancient Inca capital of Cusco, explore the lost city of Machu Picchu and reflect on the riddle of the Nazca lines is an unforgettable experience. The Peruvian Andes are certainly the most beautiful on the continent and millions of Indians live in the highlands, who still speak the ancient Quechua language and maintain a traditional way of life. The verdant Amazon basin, the coastal deserts with their huge rolling dunes, cultivated land oases and fishing villages offer a fantastic wealth of landscapes.