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Nature & outdoors in Peru

Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

mountain pass

Abra MĂĄlaga

Cusco
private reserve

Abra Patricia Reserve

Amazonas
waterfall

Ahuashiyacu Falls

San MartĂ­n
coastal lagoon

Albufera de Medio Mundo

Lima
national reserve

Allpahuayo Mishana Reserve

Loreto
protected forest

Alto Mayo Protected Forest

San MartĂ­n
communal reserve

Amarakaeri Communal Reserve

Madre de Dios
national sanctuary

Ampay National Sanctuary

ApurĂ­mac
waterfall

Antankallo Waterfall

Lima region
canyon

ApurĂ­mac Canyon

ApurĂ­mac and Cusco
trek

Ausangate Trek

Cusco
national park

Bahuaja Sonene National Park

Madre de Dios and Puno
hot spring

Baños del Inca

Cajamarca
river confluence

Birthplace of the Amazon

Loreto
gorge

BoquerĂłn del Padre Abad

Ucayali
forest

Bosque de PĂłmac

Lambayeque
waterfalls

Breo Waterfalls

San MartĂ­n
national reserve

Calipuy Reserve

La Libertad
canyon

Cañón del Pato

Ancash
cloud forest

Carpish Cloud Forest

HuĂĄnuco
mountain

Cerro Blanco

Ica
national park

Cerros de Amotape National Park

Tumbes and Piura
volcano

Chachani

Arequipa
forest

ChaparrĂ­ Ecological Reserve

Lambayeque
surf break

Chicama

La Libertad
clay lick

Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick

Madre de Dios
beach

ColĂĄn

Piura
canyonColca Canyon

Colca Canyon

Arequipa
national park

Cordillera Azul National Park

San MartĂ­n, Loreto, Ucayali and HuĂĄnuco
mountain

Cordillera Huayhuash

Ancash
coastline

Costa Verde

Lima
canyon

Cotahuasi Canyon

Arequipa
viewpoint

Cruz del CĂłndor

Arequipa
national park

Cutervo National Park

Cajamarca
mountain

El Misti

Arequipa
beach

El Ñuro and the Turtle Pier

Piura
waterfall

El Tirol Waterfall

JunĂ­n
scenic route

Four Lakes Route, Acomayo

Cusco
waterfall

Gera Waterfall

San MartĂ­n
waterfallGocta Waterfall

Gocta Waterfall

Amazonas
rock formation

Hatun Machay

Ancash
lakeHuacachina

Huacachina

Ica
waterfall

Huacamaillo Waterfall

San MartĂ­n
wetland

Huacarpay Lake

Cusco
cave

Huagapo Cave

JunĂ­n
waterfalls

Huancaya Waterfalls

Lima region
beach

Huanchaco

La Libertad
national parkHuascarĂĄn National Park

HuascarĂĄn National Park

Ancash, Cordillera Blanca
national park

Huayllay Stone Forest

Pasco
mountain

Huayna Picchu

Cusco
private reserve

Huembo Reserve

Amazonas
lake

Humantay Lake

Cusco
desert peninsula

Illescas Reserve

Piura
forestIquitos and the Amazon

Iquitos and the Amazon

Loreto
island

Isla Foca

Piura
island

Islas Palomino

Callao
cloud forest

Kosñipata Valley

Cusco
waterfall

La Chinata Waterfall

Amazonas
glacial lake

Laguna 69

Ancash
lake

Laguna Azul at Sauce

San MartĂ­n
high-altitude lake

Laguna Choclococha

Huancavelica
glacial lake

Laguna Churup

Ancash
lake and archaeological site

Laguna de los CĂłndores

Amazonas
lake

Laguna de Paca

JunĂ­n
lake

Laguna de Pacucha

ApurĂ­mac
lake

Laguna Huaypo

Cusco
glacial lake

Laguna Lauricocha

HuĂĄnuco
glacial lake

Laguna Llaca

Ancash
desert lagoon

Laguna MorĂłn

Ica
high-altitude lake

Laguna Parinacochas

Ayacucho
glacial lake

Laguna ParĂłn

Ancash
high-altitude lake

Laguna Sibinacocha

Cusco
hill lake

Laguna Wilcacocha

Ancash
high-altitude lake

Lake JunĂ­n

JunĂ­n and Pasco
lake

Lake Sandoval

Madre de Dios
lakeLake Titicaca

Lake Titicaca

Puno
trek

Lares Trek

Cusco
sacred lakes

Las Huaringas

Piura
glacial lakes

Llanganuco Lakes

Ancash
guano islands

Lobos de Afuera Islands

Lambayeque
fog oasis

Lomas de Atiquipa

Arequipa
national park

Lomas de Lachay National Reserve

Lima
fog oasis

Lomas de LĂșcumo

Lima
beach

MĂĄncora

Piura
gardens and waterfall

Mandor Gardens

Cusco
national parkManĂș National Park

ManĂș National Park

Madre de Dios and Cusco
canyon

Marañón Canyon

Cajamarca and Amazonas
viewpoint

Marcahuasi

Lima
coastal wetland

MejĂ­a Lagoons Sanctuary

Arequipa
natural pools

Millpu Lagoons

Ayacucho
hill

Morro de Calzada

San MartĂ­n
mountain

Nevado Alpamayo

Ancash
volcano

Nevado Coropuna

Arequipa
mountain

Nevado Huaytapallana

JunĂ­n
mountain

Nevado Pariacaca

Lima region and JunĂ­n
mountain

Nevado Pisco

Ancash
national park

Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve

Lima and JunĂ­n
fossil desert

Ocucaje Desert Fossils

Ica
national park

Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve

Loreto
mountain

Pallay Punchu

Cusco
rock formation

Pampachiri Stone Forest

ApurĂ­mac
national reserve

Pampas Galeras Reserve

Ayacucho
urban wetland

Pantanos de Villa

Lima
islandParacas and the Ballestas Islands

Paracas and the Ballestas Islands

Ica
glacier

Pastoruri Glacier

Ancash
beach

Pimentel Beach

Lambayeque
beach

Playa Roja

Ica
beach

Playa Tuquillo

Ancash
river gorge

Pongo de Mainique

Cusco
mountain pass

Punta OlĂ­mpica Pass

Ancash
beach

Punta Sal

Tumbes
marine reserve

Punta San Juan

Ica
plant reserve

Puya Raimondii Forest

Ancash
glacial valley

Quilcayhuanca Valley

Ancash
cave

Quiocta Cave

Amazonas
mountainRainbow Mountain

Rainbow Mountain

Cusco
national park

RĂ­o Abiseo National Park

San MartĂ­n
national park

Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve

Arequipa
trek

Salkantay Trek

Cusco
marine reserve

San Fernando National Reserve

Ica
mangrove

San Pedro de Vice Mangroves

Piura
canyon oasis

Sangalle Oasis

Arequipa
trekking route

Santa Cruz Trek

Ancash
desert

Sechura Desert

Piura
national park

Sierra del Divisor National Park

Loreto and Ucayali
waterfall

Sipia Waterfall

Arequipa
canyon

Sonche Canyon

Amazonas
valley

Sondondo Valley

Ayacucho
national sanctuary

Tabaconas Namballe Sanctuary

Cajamarca
national park

Tambopata National Reserve

Madre de Dios
trailThe Inca Trail

The Inca Trail

Cusco
forest

The Tumbes Mangroves

Tumbes
canyon

Tinajani Canyon

Puno
community reserve

Tingana Reserve

San MartĂ­n
national park

Tingo MarĂ­a National Park

HuĂĄnuco
plant reserve

Titankayocc Puya Forest

Ayacucho
rock formation

Torre Torre

JunĂ­n
viewpoint

Tres Cruces

Cusco
volcanic field

Valle de los Volcanes

Arequipa
national park

Yanachaga Chemillén National Park

Pasco
oxbow lake

Yarinacocha Lagoon

Ucayali
waterfall

Yumbilla Falls

Amazonas

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