Touristics Spots

Miraflores Neighborhood

Miraflores is a touristic neighborhood, here you can walk safely 24 hours a day because it is one of the most secure districts of Lima. It has modern architecture, malls, restaurants, cafes and beautiful parks like Kennedy Park. It is surrounded by banks and recreation areas and the famous street called Calle de las Pizzas with lots of bars, discos and restaurants. Nearby is the Indian Market where you can buy souvenirs, antiques, jewelry and Peruvian handicraft made of wood, wool, silver, etc.

Miraflores is within walking distance of the Pacific Ocean. The coast has lots of parks and malls such as Larcomar.

Tinkus Inn Hotel is located in a convenient area, just one block from Miraflores roundabout and surrounded by the best Peruvian food restaurants such as “La Gloria”, “Panchita” and “Morelia”. There you can taste the most delicious dishes and drinks.

Food:

Ceviche, with its many different variations (pure, combination, or mixed with fish and shellfish) is an example of a regional food adaptation. Ceviche is found in almost all Peruvian restaurants. It is typically served with sweet potato and corn. Tiradito is a related dish which shows the influence of Japanese immigrants and sashimi techniques.

Pisco is the national cocktail of Peru. It is a distilled beverage made from grapes and is produced in various regions of the country.Pisco Sour is prepared with pisco, lemon juice, egg white and syrup.

Touristics Spots:

At Tinkus Inn Hotel you will receive the best guidance to plan your trips around the city so you can enjoy your stay. Also we can connect you with the best travel agencies so you can travel around Peru at convenient prices.

Cusco

Cusco is the most visited department in Peru.

It is home to the city of Cusco, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, and the citadel of Machu Picchu, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

The city of Cusco was the capital of the Incan Empire and was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site by the United Nations in 1983, its altitude is around 3,400 m (11,200 ft).

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu (Quechua: Machu Pikchu, "Old Peaks") is a pre-Columbian 15th-century Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cusco and through which the Urubamba Riverflows.

Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472).

Often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas", it is perhaps the most familiar icon of the Inca World.

Puno

The capital city, serves as magnificent evidence of the combination of cultures that have left their mark.

Puno lies on the shores of Lake Titicaca and is the folklore capital of Peru. The city's beauty is characterized by its location next to Lake Titicaca and its colonial architecture. The nearby city of Juliaca is a transportation hub for the department. Nearby are the Chullpas de Sillustani a monument built by the Collaswhich is still perfectly preserved today.

Lake Titicaca is home to the Uros, artificially made floating islands made of totora reeds. Titicaca National Reservation is refuge to many species of plants and animals, as well as breathtaking stretches of Lake Titicaca.

Lake Titicaca

Lake Titicaca is a lake located on the border of Peru and Bolivia.

It sits 3,811 m (12,500 ft) above sea level, making it the highest commercially navigable lake in the world.

By volume of water, it is also the largest lake in South America (Lake Maracaibo has a larger surface area, but it is often disregarded as it is directly connected to the sea).

Ica

Ica is the capital of the Ica Region in southern Peru.

While the area was long inhabited by varying cultures of indigenous peoples, the Spanish conquistador Gerónimo Luis de Cabrera claimed its founding in 1563.

As of 2005, it had an estimated population of over 219 856; however, the city suffered extensive damage and loss of life during the 2007 Peru earthquake.

Nazca Lines

The Nazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.

The high, arid plateau stretches more than 80 kilometres (50 mi) between the towns of Nazca and Palpa on the Pampas de Jumana about 400 km south of Lima. Although some local geoglyphs resemble Paracas motifs, scholars believe the Nazca Lines were created by the Nazca culture between 400 and 650 CE.

The hundreds of individual figures range in complexity from simple lines to stylized hummingbirds, spiders, monkeys, fish, sharks, orcas, lamas, and lizards.

Madre de Dios

The Madre de Dios department contains some of the most pristine virgin rainforest on the earth.

The department is criss-crossed by rivers; boats are the primary mode of transport in the region. The capital, Puerto Maldonado, is the tourist hub of the department and is a necessary stop to gain access to the department's national parks.

The Manu National Park is the largest protected area in the department and the most diverse. It is home to 800 species of birds and 200 species of mammals.

This park set the record for the greatest amount of bird sightings in one day with 324 species of birds seen.

Loreto

Loreto is the largest yet least-populated department in Peru.

Its geography is made up of dense Amazonic vegetation characterizing the type of tourism that occurs there.

Iquitos, the capital, is the largest city in the Peruvian Amazon and has various tourist attractions. The city is home to European architecture brought by the rubber boom at the end of the 19th century.

One of the main attractions is the Iron House, a building designed by the French architect Gustave Eiffel who designed the Eiffel Tower. The city has buildings constructed during the Art Nouveau era.