IBOV 176,402.10 ▲ 1.77% IPSA 10,989.46 ▲ 0.32% IPC MEX 66,709.60 ▲ 0.88% MERVAL 3,343,345 ▲ 1.87% COLCAP 2,312.45 ▲ 0.48% BVL PERÚ 57,575.02 — — USD/BRL5.06▼ 0.25% USD/MXN17.40▼ 0.08% USD/CLP936.00▲ 0.03% USD/COP3,201▼ 1.69% USD/PEN3.40▲ 0.05% USD/ARS1,478▲ 0.02% USD/UYU40.14▲ 1.07% USD/PYG6,035▲ 1.50% USD/BOB10.95▲ 3.79% USD/DOP58.34▲ 0.24% USD/CRC447.42▲ 1.35% USD/GTQ7.62▲ 2.27% USD/HNL26.74▲ 1.52% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.72% USD/VES735.39▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD157.49▲ 0.36% USD/TTD6.71▲ 0.76% EUR/BRL5.77▼ 0.79% BRENT 93.65 ▲ 2.90% WTI 86.51 ▲ 1.88% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.50 ▼ 0.16% GOLD 4,157 ▲ 2.10% SILVER 60.61 ▲ 3.01% SOY 1,238 ▲ 1.50% CORN 485.75 ▲ 7.29% WHEAT 704.75 ▲ 3.95% COFFEE 315.50 ▼ 4.96% SUGAR 14.82 ▼ 0.40% ORANGE JUICE 148.05 ▲ 2.96% COTTON 80.43 ▲ 1.86% COCOA 5,277 ▼ 5.89% BEEF 219.63 ▼ 3.11% CATTLE 335.88 ▼ 3.91% LITHIUM 69.39 ▲ 0.44% PETR4 42.58 ▲ 2.21% VALE3 74.25 ▲ 2.78% ITUB4 42.49 ▼ 0.09% BBDC4 18.55 — 0.00% ABEV3 16.02 ▲ 1.39% BBAS3 20.76 ▼ 0.57% B3SA3 15.49 ▲ 2.11% WEGE3 46.30 ▲ 9.02% PRIO3 59.41 ▲ 2.11% SUZB3 42.12 ▲ 1.18% RENT3 36.74 ▲ 0.52% AZZA3 17.52 ▲ 0.23% CSAN3 3.88 ▲ 2.65% RAIZ4 0.27 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.70 ▼ 1.10% GMAT3 3.84 ▲ 0.26% PSSA3 54.64 ▲ 2.17% CVCB3 1.23 ▲ 9.82% POSI3 3.69 ▲ 0.27% SLCE3 13.88 ▲ 0.95% NATU3 8.77 ▲ 0.69% BRKM5 6.17 ▲ 8.06% RANI3 7.97 ▲ 1.01% CSNA3 5.28 ▲ 4.35% CMIN3 5.88 ▲ 5.38% USIM5 8.61 ▲ 1.77% GGBR4 23.76 ▲ 1.15% ENEV3 25.57 ▲ 0.59% CPFE3 46.34 ▼ 0.13% CMIG4 11.09 ▲ 0.64% EQTL3 38.71 ▼ 0.31% LREN3 13.49 ▲ 1.66% VIVT3 35.61 ▼ 0.53% RAIL3 13.54 ▲ 2.27% KLABIN 17.85 ▲ 1.48% RAIA DROGASIL 18.04 ▼ 0.50% RDOR3 33.67 ▼ 0.74% HAPV3 11.47 ▲ 2.05% FLRY3 16.62 ▲ 0.42% SMTO3 16.00 ▲ 2.70% UGPA3 32.32 ▲ 1.57% VBBR3 34.45 ▲ 1.47% BBSE3 42.04 ▲ 1.18% BPAC11 55.99 ▲ 1.12% CURY3 30.09 ▲ 0.47% AERI3 2.06 ▲ 0.98% VIVARA 21.25 ▼ 0.75% COMPASS 24.58 ▲ 0.57% VAMOS 3.14 ▲ 1.62% SANB11 26.56 ▼ 2.39% ASAI3 8.39 ▲ 1.70% SBSP3 28.84 ▲ 0.84% WALMEX 49.35 ▲ 0.41% GMEXICO 212.40 ▲ 1.64% FEMSA 229.84 ▲ 1.37% CEMEX 22.30 ▲ 1.04% GFNORTE 188.12 ▲ 1.25% BIMBO 60.30 ▲ 1.53% TELEVISA 9.89 ▲ 1.33% AMX 22.77 ▲ 0.04% GAP 379.54 ▲ 0.27% ASUR 274.42 ▼ 0.20% OMA 229.44 ▲ 1.41% KOF 183.78 ▲ 1.83% GRUMA 281.29 ▼ 0.46% KIMBER 39.22 ▲ 2.14% SQM-B 66,101 ▲ 2.42% COPEC 6,455 ▲ 0.08% BSANTANDER 79.39 ▲ 0.48% FALABELLA 5,917 ▼ 0.04% ENELAM 84.36 ▼ 0.20% CENCOSUD 2,020 ▼ 0.39% CMPC 1,077 ▼ 0.66% BANCO CHILE 190.05 ▲ 0.02% LATAM AIR 23.97 ▼ 0.95% YPF 81,625 ▲ 1.24% GGAL 8,220 ▲ 3.20% PAMPA 5,525 ▲ 0.91% TXAR 677.50 ▼ 0.22% ALUAR 976.00 ▲ 0.31% TGS 9,790 ▲ 0.82% CEPU 2,355 ▲ 0.64% MIRGOR 16,950 ▲ 1.04% COME 43.05 ▲ 0.42% LOMA NEGRA 3,628 ▲ 0.62% BYMA 296.00 ▲ 1.28% TELECOM ARG 4,280 ▲ 0.59% ECOPETROL 16.89 ▲ 2.18% BANCOLOMBIA 84.40 ▲ 0.91% GRUPO AVAL 5.05 ▼ 0.79% CREDICORP 390.01 ▼ 0.28% SOUTHERN COPPER 191.50 ▲ 1.86% BUENAVENTURA 32.53 ▲ 4.08% MERCADOLIBRE 1,799 ▼ 1.31% NUBANK 14.02 ▼ 2.57% XP 16.99 ▲ 0.80% PAGSEGURO 9.52 ▼ 0.68% STONE 11.16 ▼ 0.89% GLOBANT 31.85 ▼ 0.78% TECNOGLASS 45.39 ▲ 0.53% GAP AIRPORT 218.91 ▲ 0.57% ASUR 274.42 ▼ 0.20% OMA AIRPORT 105.61 ▲ 1.32% AMX ADR 26.09 ▼ 0.02% FEMSA ADR 132.00 ▲ 1.27% CEMEX ADR 12.81 ▲ 0.83% PETROBRAS ADR 18.99 ▲ 2.40% VALE ADR 14.67 ▲ 2.95% ITAU ADR 8.38 ▼ 0.30% SANTANDER BR 5.38 ▼ 0.65% AMBEV ADR 3.15 ▲ 1.29% CSN 1.06 ▲ 6.00% GERDAU 4.70 ▲ 1.19% LATAM ADR 51.12 ▼ 0.87% BTC 65,711 ▼ 1.19% ETH 1,929 ▲ 0.05% SOL 77.74 ▼ 0.47% XRP 1.14 ▼ 0.16% BNB 570.49 ▼ 0.54% ADA 0.17 ▲ 0.90% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 0.81% AVAX 6.56 ▼ 0.02% LINK 8.64 ▼ 0.09% DOT 0.84 ▼ 0.92% LTC 46.73 ▼ 0.18% BCH 220.02 ▼ 1.64% TRX 0.33 ▼ 0.39% XLM 0.19 ▼ 1.72% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 3.43% NEAR 1.88 ▼ 2.74% ATOM 1.46 ▼ 1.42% AAVE 96.94 ▲ 1.43% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 83.10 ▲ 0.54% EMBRAER ADR 65.84 ▲ 0.56% JBS 12.18 ▲ 1.93% JBS BDR 61.75 ▲ 2.54% MBRF3 15.46 ▲ 2.32% MBRFY 3.00 ▲ 1.69% INTER 5.54 ▼ 0.81% EGX 53,932 ▼ 0.11% USD/ZAR16.42▼ 0.34% USD/NGN1,370▼ 0.55% NIKKEI 66,116 ▼ 0.18% CSI300 4,717 ▼ 0.46% HSI 24,893 ▼ 0.95% NIFTY 23,996 ▼ 0.79% KOSPI 6,798 ▲ 0.74% JCI 6,334 ▼ 0.09% USD/JPY163.08▼ 0.06% 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2.10% SILVER 60.61 ▲ 3.01% SOY 1,238 ▲ 1.50% CORN 485.75 ▲ 7.29% WHEAT 704.75 ▲ 3.95% COFFEE 315.50 ▼ 4.96% SUGAR 14.82 ▼ 0.40% ORANGE JUICE 148.05 ▲ 2.96% COTTON 80.43 ▲ 1.86% COCOA 5,277 ▼ 5.89% BEEF 219.63 ▼ 3.11% CATTLE 335.88 ▼ 3.91% LITHIUM 69.39 ▲ 0.44% PETR4 42.58 ▲ 2.21% VALE3 74.25 ▲ 2.78% ITUB4 42.49 ▼ 0.09% BBDC4 18.55 — 0.00% ABEV3 16.02 ▲ 1.39% BBAS3 20.76 ▼ 0.57% B3SA3 15.49 ▲ 2.11% WEGE3 46.30 ▲ 9.02% PRIO3 59.41 ▲ 2.11% SUZB3 42.12 ▲ 1.18% RENT3 36.74 ▲ 0.52% AZZA3 17.52 ▲ 0.23% CSAN3 3.88 ▲ 2.65% RAIZ4 0.27 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.70 ▼ 1.10% GMAT3 3.84 ▲ 0.26% PSSA3 54.64 ▲ 2.17% CVCB3 1.23 ▲ 9.82% POSI3 3.69 ▲ 0.27% SLCE3 13.88 ▲ 0.95% NATU3 8.77 ▲ 0.69% BRKM5 6.17 ▲ 8.06% RANI3 7.97 ▲ 1.01% CSNA3 5.28 ▲ 4.35% CMIN3 5.88 ▲ 5.38% USIM5 8.61 ▲ 1.77% GGBR4 23.76 ▲ 1.15% ENEV3 25.57 ▲ 0.59% CPFE3 46.34 ▼ 0.13% CMIG4 11.09 ▲ 0.64% EQTL3 38.71 ▼ 0.31% LREN3 13.49 ▲ 1.66% VIVT3 35.61 ▼ 0.53% RAIL3 13.54 ▲ 2.27% KLABIN 17.85 ▲ 1.48% RAIA DROGASIL 18.04 ▼ 0.50% RDOR3 33.67 ▼ 0.74% HAPV3 11.47 ▲ 2.05% FLRY3 16.62 ▲ 0.42% SMTO3 16.00 ▲ 2.70% UGPA3 32.32 ▲ 1.57% VBBR3 34.45 ▲ 1.47% BBSE3 42.04 ▲ 1.18% BPAC11 55.99 ▲ 1.12% CURY3 30.09 ▲ 0.47% AERI3 2.06 ▲ 0.98% VIVARA 21.25 ▼ 0.75% COMPASS 24.58 ▲ 0.57% VAMOS 3.14 ▲ 1.62% SANB11 26.56 ▼ 2.39% ASAI3 8.39 ▲ 1.70% SBSP3 28.84 ▲ 0.84% WALMEX 49.35 ▲ 0.41% GMEXICO 212.40 ▲ 1.64% FEMSA 229.84 ▲ 1.37% CEMEX 22.30 ▲ 1.04% GFNORTE 188.12 ▲ 1.25% BIMBO 60.30 ▲ 1.53% TELEVISA 9.89 ▲ 1.33% AMX 22.77 ▲ 0.04% GAP 379.54 ▲ 0.27% ASUR 274.42 ▼ 0.20% OMA 229.44 ▲ 1.41% KOF 183.78 ▲ 1.83% GRUMA 281.29 ▼ 0.46% KIMBER 39.22 ▲ 2.14% SQM-B 66,101 ▲ 2.42% COPEC 6,455 ▲ 0.08% BSANTANDER 79.39 ▲ 0.48% FALABELLA 5,917 ▼ 0.04% ENELAM 84.36 ▼ 0.20% CENCOSUD 2,020 ▼ 0.39% CMPC 1,077 ▼ 0.66% BANCO CHILE 190.05 ▲ 0.02% LATAM AIR 23.97 ▼ 0.95% YPF 81,625 ▲ 1.24% GGAL 8,220 ▲ 3.20% PAMPA 5,525 ▲ 0.91% TXAR 677.50 ▼ 0.22% ALUAR 976.00 ▲ 0.31% TGS 9,790 ▲ 0.82% CEPU 2,355 ▲ 0.64% MIRGOR 16,950 ▲ 1.04% COME 43.05 ▲ 0.42% LOMA NEGRA 3,628 ▲ 0.62% BYMA 296.00 ▲ 1.28% TELECOM ARG 4,280 ▲ 0.59% ECOPETROL 16.89 ▲ 2.18% BANCOLOMBIA 84.40 ▲ 0.91% GRUPO AVAL 5.05 ▼ 0.79% CREDICORP 390.01 ▼ 0.28% SOUTHERN COPPER 191.50 ▲ 1.86% BUENAVENTURA 32.53 ▲ 4.08% MERCADOLIBRE 1,799 ▼ 1.31% NUBANK 14.02 ▼ 2.57% XP 16.99 ▲ 0.80% PAGSEGURO 9.52 ▼ 0.68% STONE 11.16 ▼ 0.89% GLOBANT 31.85 ▼ 0.78% TECNOGLASS 45.39 ▲ 0.53% GAP AIRPORT 218.91 ▲ 0.57% ASUR 274.42 ▼ 0.20% OMA AIRPORT 105.61 ▲ 1.32% AMX ADR 26.09 ▼ 0.02% FEMSA ADR 132.00 ▲ 1.27% CEMEX ADR 12.81 ▲ 0.83% PETROBRAS ADR 18.99 ▲ 2.40% VALE ADR 14.67 ▲ 2.95% ITAU ADR 8.38 ▼ 0.30% SANTANDER BR 5.38 ▼ 0.65% AMBEV ADR 3.15 ▲ 1.29% CSN 1.06 ▲ 6.00% GERDAU 4.70 ▲ 1.19% LATAM ADR 51.12 ▼ 0.87% BTC 65,711 ▼ 1.19% ETH 1,929 ▲ 0.05% SOL 77.74 ▼ 0.47% XRP 1.14 ▼ 0.16% BNB 570.49 ▼ 0.54% ADA 0.17 ▲ 0.90% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 0.81% AVAX 6.56 ▼ 0.02% LINK 8.64 ▼ 0.09% DOT 0.84 ▼ 0.92% LTC 46.73 ▼ 0.18% BCH 220.02 ▼ 1.64% TRX 0.33 ▼ 0.39% XLM 0.19 ▼ 1.72% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 3.43% NEAR 1.88 ▼ 2.74% ATOM 1.46 ▼ 1.42% AAVE 96.94 ▲ 1.43% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 83.10 ▲ 0.54% EMBRAER ADR 65.84 ▲ 0.56% JBS 12.18 ▲ 1.93% JBS BDR 61.75 ▲ 2.54% MBRF3 15.46 ▲ 2.32% MBRFY 3.00 ▲ 1.69% INTER 5.54 ▼ 0.81% EGX 53,932 ▼ 0.11% USD/ZAR 16.42 ▼ 0.21% USD/NGN 1,370 ▼ 0.45% NIKKEI 66,116 ▼ 0.18% CSI300 4,717 ▼ 0.46% HSI 24,893 ▼ 0.95% NIFTY 23,996 ▼ 0.79% KOSPI 6,798 ▲ 0.74% JCI 6,334 ▼ 0.09% USD/JPY 163.07 ▼ 0.04% USD/CNY 6.7608 ▲ 0.06% DAX 25,173 ▲ 0.64% CAC 8,451 ▲ 1.04% FTSE 10,748 ▲ 1.53% MIB 52,829 ▲ 1.04% IBEX 19,620 ▲ 1.24% STOXX 648.02 ▲ 0.75% EUR/USD 1.1414 ▲ 0.09% GBP/USD 1.3383 ▲ 0.03% SPX 7,500 ▼ 0.13% DJI 52,317 ▲ 0.18% NDX 29,052 ▼ 0.35% RUT 2,981 ▼ 0.22% TSX 35,677 ▲ 0.87% VIX 16.95 ▼ 0.59% USD/CAD 1.4081 ▼ 0.18% US10Y 4.6500 ▲ 0.48%
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Discovering Peru’s Majestic Treks

By · March 27, 2024 · 2 min read

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Peru offers an unparalleled adventure for those passionate about the outdoors, seamlessly blending breathtaking landscapes with rich cultural heritage.

Its diverse terrain, from the majestic Cordillera Blanca to the ancient pathways of the Inca Trail, presents a wide range of trekking experiences to satisfy all levels of adventurers.

Each path traverses stunning natural beauty and weaves through the fabric of history and culture, leaving trekkers with lasting memories.

Adventures in Peru provide unique opportunities to explore secluded villages, experience indigenous cultures first-hand, encounter diverse wildlife, and marvel at the country’s natural wonders.

Whether it’s the challenge of navigating the Andean heights or the tranquility of wandering through the Amazon rainforest, Peru caters to every adventurer’s dream.

Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu

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National Geographic Adventure Travel Magazine celebrated the Salkantay Trek as one of the world’s top 25 treks. It offers an alternative route to the famed Machu Picchu.

This trek, accessible to all, spans four to five days, climbing over 3,000 meters in elevation.

It meanders through southern Peru’s varied landscapes, from snowy peaks to lush rainforests, culminating at the revered Inca citadel.

Ausangate Trek

This five-day journey around the sacred Ausangate mountain, held in high esteem by the Quechua as a deity, tests trekkers with passes over 5,000 meters.

The route rewards mesmerizing views of snow-laden peaks, pristine lakes, and encounters with the region’s wildlife, offering insights into the lives of local indigenous communities.

Santa Cruz Trek

Situated in the Áncash region, this trek crosses the Cordillera Blanca, South America’s highest mountain range, and ventures through the Huascaran National Park.

Over four days, trekkers reach the Punta Unión Pass at 4,750 meters, experiencing unparalleled views of deep valleys and vibrant blue lagoons against imposing mountains.

Colca Canyon Trek

This two-day trek explores one of the world’s deepest canyons near Arequipa.

Starting in Chivay, highlights include viewing Andean condors at Cruz del Condor and relaxing in the oasis of Sangalle.

The journey also uncovers pre-Inca and Inca archaeological sites, offering views of volcanoes and the Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reserve.

Embarking on a trek in Peru means connecting with its breathtaking landscapes and wildlife and engaging deeply with its community and traditions, enriching any travel experience.

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