The Amazon Basin in the west of the country is an amazing place to see wildlife and experience the jungle. The jungle city of Iquitos - accessible only by air or by river is not as isolated as one would think, and is a cosmopolitan and very civilised place from to begin your rainforest tours.
The enigmatic Nazca lines in the coastal desert around 400KM south of Lima on the Pan American Highway are all that remains from the Nazca civilisation that predated the Inca. From the ground they seem like nothing more than shallow ditches carved in the surface of the desert, however taking to the air reveals the huge pattern that represent animals and shapes. One of the world's greatest mysteries, they have baffled science since their discovery and for travellers to Peru; they are considered an absolute must-see.
