|
Tourist Guide |
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Before you go,
Safety Tips,
Events in Perú,
Flights and
Airlines,
Currency, Taxes and Tipping,
Credit Cards and
Traveler Checks,
Visas,
Prohibitions |
 |
| |
Embassies in Perú,
Health and Vaccines,
Medical Insurance,
Lodging,
Museums,
Shopping,
Night Life,
Tourist Protection
Service,
Recommended,
Links | |
|
|
 |
Worldwide
Bookings
We are open 7 days a week
Sales Department: |
|
Visit Us: Portal Comercio 121
Main Square Cusco – Peru
E-mail:
info@perucusco.com
MSN:
perucusco@hotmail.com
Call us: 0051 84 25329 (Office)
Mobil 0051 84 9625171 (24 Hrs)
Included Sunday & Holidays
Schedule Work 09 Hrs 20 Hrs
Copyright © 2007 - 2015 All Rights Reserved
Inti Light Adventures International Group Inc. |
peru jungle, peru
classic, peru land of the inkas, peru bus, peru
train, peru mountain bike, peru river
rafting, apurimac, urubamba, pongo de mainique,
manu, tambopata, candamo, pacaya samiria,
iquitos, ucayali, amazonas, tarapoto, kuelap,
chan chan, lord sipan, tucume, cajamarca, huaraz,
alpamayo, huascaran, huayhuash, huaytapallana,
ausangate, salkantay, salcantay, lares mountain,
vilcabamba, espiritupampa, carabaya mountain,
qeros, keros trek, trekking, hiking, colca
canyon, cotahuasi canyon, nazca lines, reserve
of paracas, ballestas island, pachacamac,
puruchocos, paramonga, caral, chavin de huantar,
olleros,
|
|
Peru
Botanics. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Many
studies have confirmed the biological richness of the
land of the Incas, such as the researcher Leslie
Holdridge, who maintains that of the 103 life zones that
exist in the world, 87 of those are to be found in Peru.
The impressive green hills to be found on the coastal
ecosystem are complemented by carob (Prosopis sp) and
acacia (Acacia macracantha) woods, and a variety of
cacti (Cereus sp.), found the length and breadth of the
desert strip.
The beautiful, cold Andean landscapes are embellished by
yareta (Azorella compacta), a steep green pillow-like
carpet, which grows only 1milimetre a year and is in
danger of extinction. The Puya Raimondi, also in danger
of extinction, grows up to 12 metres and, incredibly,
only flowers once every one hundred years. Both these
plants can be seen in Husacarán National Park, in the
department of Ancash. Another beautiful expression of
the Peruvian landscape is the encarnada cantuta (Cantua
buxifolia), flower of the Incas and our national flower,
which grows in the Mantaro Valley in the department of
Junín.
However, without a doubt, the Andes' major contribution
to humanity is the potato (Solanum tuberosum), which in
Peru alone has about 3000 different varieties. The
totora is also an important product for the local
economy of mountain dwellers. Growing in lakes, up to 12
species of this reed can be found in the Lake Titicaca
National Reserve in the department of Puno. Other plants
exist which are appreciated for their medicinal value,
such as the yacón (Smallantus sonchifolius), a tuber
recommended for diabetics, or those suffering from high
cholesterol or obesity, which can be found in Cajamarca
and Ancash. Similarly, maca (Lepidium peruvianum) has
become internationally renowned, due to its high-energy
value and as a fertility stimulant. This plant grows in
Cerro de Pasco and Junín.
However it is in the jungle where the largest variety of
plants exist. Lush trees reaching up to 45 metres,
shelter many helechos, mosses and lichens, due to the
high humidity in the atmosphere. Many of these trees are
used locally, such as the cético (Cecropia sp.), topa (Ochroma
pyramidalis), as well as better known ones such as the
cedar (Cedrela sp.), and the chestnut (Bertholletia
excelsa). The long list continues with quinua or
cascarilla (Cinchona micrantha), the bark of which has
been used since colonial times to cure yellow fever, and
the chonta (Euterpe precatoria), a palm leaf which grows
in the lower jungle and which has been used since time
immemorial as a foodstuff.
However the best known of all jungle plants must me "cat's
claw" (Uncaria tomentosa), it's name coming from the
spiky curves on it's bark which are similar to the claws
of that feline. It is used as a traditional Ashaninka
remedy, one of the many jungle tribes which have used
its bark for centuries in infusions and macerations, and
its leaves as a form of tea, to combat inflammatory
illnesses, such as arthritis, as well as gastritis,
rheumatism, dysentery and other ills. Furthermore, this
plant which grows in the centre of the Amazon forest,
has properties which stimulate the immune system, thus
leading to its use in the treatment of AIDS, although
research is not conclusive in this particular area.
Finally, many delicious native fruits grow in the jungle
too, such as the aguaje (Mauritia flexuousa), custard
apple (Aona muricata)and the sapote (Matisia cordata),
these being just a small sample of the immense
biological richness of Peru.
(With information supplied by Dr. María Isabel la Torre,
Biologist and Master in Tropical Botany).
| Peru
History, Peru Pre-Hispanic, Peru Inca, Pero Conquest, Peru
Liberty, Peru Republic, Peru modern, Peru Chimu Culture,
Peru Wari Culture, peru, peru, peru, peru adventures, peru
trips, peru travel, peru services, peru booking, peru cusco,
peru cuzco, peru culture, peru international flight, peru
beach, peru rafting, peru hiking, peru choquequirao, peru
lares mountain, peru rainforest, peru tambopata, peru manu,
peru pacaya samiria, peru iquitos, peru amazon, peru
mystical peru top destination, peru top tours, peru luxury
travel peru railway, peru escorted, peru guide, peru
information, peru weather, peru voluntary, peru solidary,
peru shared, peru 4x4 road, peru mountain biking, peru
canoing, peru river, peru jungle, peru, peru travel, peru
tours, peru adventures, |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
