| The Inca and Colonial history of Peru in South | | | | here is good all year round offering wealthy people |
| America is famous worldwide. Peru is known as the | | | | the chance to escape the Lima weather. The Punta |
| home of the potato, and the ancient Inca citadel of | | | | Sal and Mancora area is perfect for deep sea fishing |
| Machu Picchu. Peru's more than 1,800 miles of | | | | and scuba diving in addition to surfing. The best time |
| western coastline along the Pacific Ocean generally | | | | for these pastimes is from December to March when |
| do not make for many great beaches as most of it | | | | sunbathing and simply relaxing on the beach is a real |
| is the upper stretches of the Atacama Desert. Most | | | | pleasure. You can also enjoy horse rides on the |
| visitors to this amazing Andean nation fly straight up | | | | beach organized by one of the local hotels. Punta Sal |
| into the Andes and Cusco or out to the Amazon | | | | is only an hour's car ride from Tumbes and less than |
| Jungle via Puerto Maldonado. | | | | two hours by plane from Lima. |
| Generally only Peruvians use their beaches in the | | | | Mancora is located less than an hour from Punta Sal. |
| summer and the best beaches in Peru start at the | | | | It is extremely popular among surfers as waves can |
| country's northern border and follow the coast south | | | | get as high as six feet and even taller from |
| to Lima. January, February and March are the months | | | | December through March. In addition, surfing lessons |
| when they get their greatest use and the South | | | | are available from the surf shops along the shore |
| American summer is when these beaches are filled | | | | front. You can relax in natural swimming pools formed |
| with locals from cities like Lima, Trujillo and Piura. The | | | | by the receeding tide and the clean, white sand is |
| most popular water sport by far is surfing but you | | | | perfect for strolling along. There are many other nice |
| can also try wind surfing and sailing. | | | | beaches in the north of the country such as the |
| The cities of Piura, Tumbes, Lima and Trujillo have | | | | lovely fishing village of Colan near Paita. |
| the best beaches. Peru has the longest wave in the | | | | Lima is a city that has a dense fog covering it for |
| world it is rumored and the city of Trujillo holds a | | | | about nine months a year but in the summer months, |
| huge surfing competition every March to take | | | | the fog rolls away, the skies clear and the sun shines |
| advantage of the swells. The beach resort and fishing | | | | brightly. The Peruvian summer runs from December |
| village of Huanchaco is located close to the city of | | | | to April and at this time the beaches are filled to |
| Trujillo and has some excellent hotels. Beach resorts | | | | bursting. |
| and other similar accommodations are beginning to | | | | The beaches of Lima are very different from each |
| spring up along the country's coast in other locations. | | | | other, some offering shores that are sandy while |
| Asia for example is a resort around 90 minutes drive | | | | others are more rocky. Miraflores, Barranco and |
| from Lima where well to do Limeñans go for | | | | Chorrillos are neighborhoods of Lima and have |
| the weekend. | | | | beaches where one can cool off take a dip in the |
| The best beach in Peru according to many is Punta | | | | Pacific Ocean. South of the city is where the best |
| Sal, located near the border with Ecuador. Puntal sal | | | | beaches are located and are known as El Silencio, |
| has a wide, clean sandy beach perfect for relaxing in | | | | Setildeoritas, and Caballeros, plus Asia mentioned |
| the sun and has many nice hotels and a very laid | | | | earlier. Not only are the waves good for surfing but |
| back feel. In recent years the village of Mancora has | | | | there are many excellent bars and restaurants in |
| grown as more and more hotels are built, the climate | | | | which to dine and watch the Pacific sunsets. |