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Machu Picchu ruins

sight Machu Picchu ruins

in Peru

Other worldly. Altitude: 2380 m. IDaily 0600-1730. Entrance fee is US$43.45 (S/.122), to be purchased in advance from the INC, see above. Students with a valid ISIC card pay US$21.75. It is only possi...

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20 votes
Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera

museum / gallery Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera

in Lima, Peru

Features the finest gold and silver collection from Ancient Peru and the famous erotic archaeological collection. The Larco Museum is located in Pueblo Libre in Lima; it is located in an 18th century ma...

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11 votes
Plaza de Armas

sight Plaza de Armas

in Lima, Peru

The center square in Lima. One block south of the Río Rímac lies the Plaza de Armas, which has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The plaza used to be the city’s most popular meeting point ...

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9 votes
Sacsayhuaman

sight Sacsayhuaman

in Cusco, Peru

Daily 0700-1730. You can get in earlier if you wish; definitely try to get there before 1200 when the tour groups arrive. US$13.50 or with BTG visitors ticket. Free student guides available, but you s...

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9 votes
Corcovado

sight Corcovado

in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

price level: mid-range , opening hours: Call for train schedules. , address: Rua Cosme Velho 513

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8 votes
Nazca Lines

sight Nazca Lines

in Peru

Cut into the stony desert are large numbers of lines, not only parallels and geometrical figures, but also a killer whale, a monkey, birds (one with a wing span of over 100 m), a spider and a tree. Th...

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8 votes
Caral

sight Caral

in Peru

Visitors must report to the tourist post in the car park. US$4, US$1.30 with student card, plus US$6 per group for a guide (Spanish only) if required. For details contact Proyecto Especial Caral, Av L...

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8 votes
Pachacamac Archeological Ruins

sight Pachacamac Archeological Ruins

in Lima, Peru

Pachacamac is the nearest archeological site from Lima. It is located in the south, in Lurín, only 31 km. from the capital. When the Spaniards arrived, Pachacámac was the largest city and ceremonial ce...

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6 votes
Obelisk of Buenos Aires

sight Obelisk of Buenos Aires

in Buenos Aires, Argentina

, , address: Between Nueve de Julio and Corrientes avenues, Buenos Aires

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6 votes
Iguazu Falls

sight Iguazu Falls

in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil

Enjoy the largest waterfalls in the world . The wet basalt blocks shine like emeralds in the green moss. Butterflies fly through the air. Tree ferns open their umbrellas. Lianas nestle to the trunks of ...

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6 votes
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