Not only the fantastic Andean landscape, the Cordillera Occidental, invites you to vacation in the Republic of Peru. Located on the west coast of South America, according to educationvv, the country of Peru has many sights. Even the capital of Peru, Lima, presents itself to visitors with a varied cityscape. Buildings worth seeing, such as the Iglesia de San Francisco, shape the image of the capital.
The landscape in Peru is also characterized by historical sights, with many sites still very well preserved or telling stories from another time. For example, these are the ruined cities of Machu Picchu and Chan Chan.
Visitors to the country can discover the natural beauties in the numerous national parks, of which the Manu National Park has been declared a World Heritage Site.
Many know that there are some national parks and protected areas for flora and fauna in Peru. But only a few know the animals that are protected there. For example, seagulls and terns live in Peru as we know them from Europe. Lizards, seals and penguins are also found in the coastal region. The scorpions are less dangerous than they are thought to be, they are only aggressive when they are threatened. In addition, alligators, jaguars, pumas and parrots as well as flamingos are native animals in Peru.
Visitors of Peru will find admiringly that the flora and fauna are really impressive here. The world of flowers and plants in Peru is extremely diverse and colorful. The colorful and sometimes large flowers of the most varied, exoticflower in the rainforest are particularly beautiful. Here there are huge plants, large rubber and wonderful mahogany trees. The vanilla plants impress every visitor. The most famous plant in Peru is the cantua. This is a shrub that can grow up to 3 meters tall and blooms in a bell shape. The dry regions on the coast of Peru, on the other hand, are only overgrown by bushes and grasses.
Best travel time for Peru
Peru’s tourist season is between June and August, in the dry season of the Andean highlands. It is also the best time for activities such as hiking or mountain climbing. While the highlands can be visited year round, the wettest months from December to March make trekking a muddy affair. Many of the great festivals in Peru are held in the humid season.
Locals mainly visit the coast during the sunny, humid months from late December to March. The rest of the year the coast is shrouded in fog. It is very humid in the eastern rainforest. The wettest months are December to May, but travelers visit the region all year round as it rarely rains for more than a few hours and the sun shines the rest of the day.
Peru – important addresses
PromPeru (Commission for the Promotion of Peru) : Calle 1 Oeste 50,
Edificio MINCETUR, 13th Floor, Urb. Córpac, San Isidro, Lima 27, Peru
Telephone: (01) 224 3131, Fax: (01) 225 1163
email: [email protected]
Embassy of Peru in Germany : HE Mr. Augusto Federico Kauffmann Doig, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (since January 17, 2007),
Mohrenstrasse 42, 10117 Berlin
Telephone: (030) 2064 103, Fax: (030) 2064 1077, Consular Department: Telephone: (030) 229 1455 and 229 1587, Fax: (030) 229 2857
email: (general inquiries) [email protected], consular department: [email protected]
Opening times: Mon – Thu 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Fri 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (only by prior arrangement), consular department: Mon – Fri 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Peru maintains consulates general in Offenbach (phone: (069) 133 0926), Munich (phone: (089) 1392 8880, email: [email protected]) and Hamburg (phone: (040) 47 6745) as well as honorary consulates in Bremen (phone : (0421) 1760240, 1760307, 15629), Hanover (phone: (0511) 27 092761, email: [email protected]) and Düsseldorf (phone: (0211) 35367).
Embassy of Peru in Austria: Gottfried-Keller-Gasse 2 / 1-2,
1030 Vienna
Telephone: (01) 713 4377, Fax: (01) 712 7704
email: [email protected]
Opening times: Mon – Fri 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., consular department: Mon – Fri 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (am Afternoon only by prior appointment).
Embassy of Peru in Switzerland : Thunstrasse 36,
3005 Bern
Telephone: (031) 351 8555, Fax: (031) 351 8570, Consular section: Tel (031) 351 8567
email: [email protected], Consular section: [email protected]
Opening times: Mon – Fri 9.00 a.m. – 12 noon and 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Peru has consulates general in Geneva (phone: (022) 707 4917) and Zurich (phone: (044) 211 8211/12).
Embassy of Germany in Peru : Dr. Christoph Müller, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,
Avenida Arequipa 4202-4210, Lima 18 (Miraflores)
Postal address: Embajada de la República Federal de Alemania, Apartado 18-0504, Lima 18, Perú
Telephone: (01) 212 5016, Fax: (01) 422 6475
email: [email protected]
Germany maintains honorary consulates in Arequipa (phone: (005154) 218567), Chiclayo, (phone: (005174) 237442, email: [email protected]), Cusco (phone : (005184) 235459, 242970, email: [email protected]), Iquitos (phone: (005165) 233466, email: [email protected]) and Piura (phone: (0051 73) 343149, 9930382, email: [email protected]).
Embassy of Austria in Peru : Edificio “De las Naciones”,
Avenida Central 643, Piso 5, San Isidro, Lima 27,
postal address: Apartado 853, PE-Lima 100
Telephone: (01) 442 0503 and 442 1807, Fax: (01) 442 8851
email: [email protected]. at
opening times: Mon – Fri 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Austria maintains honorary consulates in Iquitos, Cusco and Trujillo.
Embassy of Switzerland in Peru : Avenida Salaverry 3240,
San Isidro, Lima 27, Peru
Postal address: Casilla 11-0210, PE-Lima 11
Telephone: (01) 264 0305, Fax: (01) 264 1319
email: [email protected]
Opening times: Mon – Fri 9.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.
