Location and Geography:
Peru is located in the western central coast of South America. It shares borders with Ecuador (N), Colombia (NE), Brazil (E), Bolivia (SE) and Chile (S). The West side, shared with the Pacific Ocean, is the main border that has a length of 3,079.5 km. There are four major natural regions: the 200 miles Peruvian Sea, a narrow coastal strip, the high Andes Mountains and the vast and plain Amazon basin. Peru is the third largest country in South America with an area of 1'285,216 km2.

Population and Persons:
With a population of nearly 25 million, Peru has a wide ethnic mixture composed mainly by a 54% Indian, 32% Mestizo, 12% White and Spanish descendants and 2% Black and Asian. The minorities, who live basically in the city of Lima and the coast.

Languages:
Spanish and Quechua Inca’s languages are the two official languages in Peru. Although Spanish is the main one, Quechua is widely spoken in the Andes as well as Aymara in the southern Andes in the area of Lake Titicaca. In the Amazon territory there are more than 70 native languages, belonging each one to an ethnic group. Some of the Andean people are bilingual (Quechua or Aymara and Spanish

About us Huaraz
This Andean climbing capital (3090mt), at the foot of the Cordillera Blanca is the meeting point for trekkers and climbers from all over the world. One can find anything in this town of 114.000. It is a base for expeditions and for all tourists visiting the Callejo de Huaylas region. As capital of the department, it contains all the different government departments; the town offers the traveller all possible comforts and facilities. North of Huaraz, Monterey is a charming small spa town, where it is pleasant to sunbathe at the swimming pool or enjoy the hot springs.

About us Cordillera Blanca
The Cordillera Blanca, the world’s highest tropical mountains, faces north – west / south – east, parallel to the pacific coast. Only seven million years old, it is mainly formed of granite. It is also the best known mountain range in Peru and one of the best known in the world, considered as the most beautiful of the Andes. The range has over 300 summits, 29 of which are over 6000mt, including Huascaran 6768mt, Peru’s highest mountain. Pyramids and domes of ice, dizzy heights and wind – tortured ridges of snow, give the landscape an extraordinary appearance. Walking through the eucalyptus forests or by the side of the countless lakes is a daily experience for trekkers and mountaineers.

About us Huayhuash
To the south – east of the Cordillera Blanca lies the Cordillera Huayhuash, One of the most remote mountain range in Peru. It is renowned for its peaks, which offer the hardest routes in the Andes. The Cordillera Huayhuash massif has some of the hardest climbs in the Peruvian Andes, not to mention the second highest summit in the country,
Yerupaja (6634mt) the complete circuit of the Cordillera Huayhuash is an isolated trek, crossing several 5000mt passes. Only experienced trekkers in good physical condition should attempt it. To summarize, the Cordillera Huayhuash offers mountaineers, an excellent choice of classic routes and modern.

About us Cusco
Location:
Cusco is located in Huatanay River Valley, in the southeasts Andes of Peru, in the jurisdiction of province and region Cusco, its high is 3,399 m.s.n.m. (11151,44 feet above the level sea), it’s located at 13º30’45’’ south latitude and at 71º58’33’’ west longitude from Greenwich Meridian.

At north it borders on the jungle of Junín and Ucayali departments; at south, in the southwest area, it borders on Arequipa and Puno; at east, it borders on a huge part of the Amazonie and the jungle flats of Madre de Dios; and at west, it is united to Apurimac Mountains and Ayacucho Jungle.

Altitude:
Cusco is approximately over 3,399 m.s.n.m. (11151,44 feet above the level sea) high, is for this reason that Cusco is considered one of the highest cities in all the world.

Weather:
The weather on April to October is very comfortable, warm and dry. The temperature in this season goes from 5.0º to 20º Celsius.

This rainy season starts on November and it lasts until May; at the beginnings of this season, the rain is light and as the season continues the rain becomes more intense
During the months of January through March