A visual tour through the most varied landscapes of Peru: from Machu Picchu and the Fortress of Saksaiamán in Cusco, to the Rainbow Mountain of Vinicunca, the Humantay Lagoon, the mysterious Nazca Lines, the Monastery of Santa Catalina in Arequipa and the glaciers of the Huascarán. The documentary shows how Peruvian geography constantly transforms between deserts, high-altitude mountains and the Amazon rainforest.
- Duration
- 1 h 7 min
- Start
- Perú: An impossible landscape
- End
- Fortaleza de Saksaiamán
- Stops
- 16
- Channel author
- Planeta Increíble
Timestamps and places
- — Perú: An impossible landscape (Peru: An impossible landscape)
- — Wanchaq, Perú (Ancient ruins in the Andes peaks)
- — Fortaleza de Saksaiamán (Amazon rainforests begin beyond mountain passes)
- — Machu Picchu (Journey from Machu Picchu & Colored Mountains)
- — Nazca Lines geoglyphs
- — Pacific coast desert
- — Deep Amazon jungle
- — The Incan Empire birthplace
- — Nazca desert geoglyphs visible from sky
- — Turquoise lakes, glaciers & Rainbow Mountain; Colca Canyon depth
- — Peruvian Amazon region
- — Tropical forests & river pathways
- — Cusco altitude and city introduction
- — Cusco in the Peruvian Andes, former Incan capital
- — Cusco's Plaza de Armas (city center)
- — Saksaiamán fortress near Cusco
- — Machu Picchu gateway from Cusco
- — Machu Picchu cinematic arrival
- — Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca)
- — Obini Kunca mountain hidden in Andes
- — Vinicunca route through high-altitude valleys
- — Ausangate snow peaks visible
- — Nazca Lines on southern plateau
- — Geoglyph figures: hummingbird, spider, condor, whale
- — Sand dunes of southern Peru
- — Huacachina village at oasis
- — Huacachina near Ica city
- — Huacachina as rare South American natural oasis
- — Huascarán mountain landscape
- — Huascarán National Park in Cordillera Blanca
- — Nevado Huascarán, Peru's highest mountain
- — Santa Catalina Monastery near Arequipa
- — Arequipa gateway to Colca Canyon
- — Andean condors soaring over canyon precipices
- — Laguna Humantay turquoise color at high altitude
- — Route toward Salcantay near Humantay
- — Laguna Humantay beneath nevado Humantai slopes
Route on the map
Wonders of Peru | The most incredible and unreal places in Peru | 4K Travel Guide