Center Zone
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The Centre Zone, although less visited, has great secrets for travelers wishing to deepen their visit to Peru and for the national traveler who wishes to explore much more its own country.
The truth is that in the northern zone of Peru is the city of Lima, gateway to Peru, a city that holds a mix of past and Colonial Modernity that surprises the traveler.
The second point for tourism is the department Junin, located in the middle of the Central highlands of Peru, which has areas of high jungle and Andean areas, it is a destination visited by many people from Lima during long weekends.
The Centre area and its regions of Peru still need a lot of development not only at tourist levels but economic and social levels. However, visiting each of its destinations allows a particular discovery of Peru. Specially away from the broad masses of travelers who visit daily the Land of the Incas.
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Archaeology
Peru is a country of such archaeological wealth that in every village throughout its territory traces of ancient cultures can be found, and these civilizations' traces, over the years, created a unified cultural empire: the Inca Empire .
Some of these cultural expressions of the past, which are now studied by the Archaeology, can also be found in the central zone of Peru, perhaps in fewer amount, because it is an area which its tourism development has not yet reached the magnitude as elsewhere in the country; but which, however, amazes the traveler for the beauty that has, and because of the many landscapes and nature that had not yet been manipulated by man.
Among those, which we have greater knowledge, we have: Pachacamac, Pucllana Huaca in Lima; the Archeological The oldest americas: Caral in Supe; the Temple of the Crossed Hands and Huanuco Pampa in Huanuco, among others.
Adventure
thumb|right|300px|Canotaje en el Río Cañete
- Main Article: Adventure Tourism
Lovers of the Adventure Tourism will find in the central zone of Peru, many places with peculiar beauty oto practice their favorite sport, among them are:
- Rafting.- River Cañete in Lima; Huallaga River and Monzon River in Huanuco; Perene River in Junin.
- Hang Gliding and Paragliding.- Green Coast and Pacasmayo in Lima; Chupuro in Junin; among others.
- Mountain biking.- Huayllay and Junin Lake in Pasco; Naranjillo, Churubamba and Hucaybamba in Huanuco; Pachacamac, Olleros, Huancaya in Lima and Huancayo in Junin.
- Hiking.- Huayllay, Oxapampa - Pozuzo in Pasco; Pisgacocha Lagoon, Mancaposo Lagoon, Huanuco Pampa in Huanuco; Punta Hermosa, Guapago and Tirol Falls in Junin.
- Camping and Hiking.- Huayllay in Pasco; Marcahuasi Huancaya, Rupac, Lachay hills, Lucumo hills, Zarate parks, San Geronimo de Surco in Lima.
- Surfing .- Albufera de Medio Mundo, Green Coast, Punta Hermosa, Cerro Azul in Lima.
Cultura Viva
thumb|160px|left|Nativo Asháninka Las culturas vivas se manifiestan en el centro del País en las Comunidades Indígenas que habitan en las Grandes zonas Selváticas algunas bajo protección del Estado y otras bajo la protección sólo de el aislamiento propio de su entorno geográfico.
Entre las comunidades tenemos: Reserva Comunal Yanesha en Pasco, Comunidad que habita El Sira en Huánuco, Pasco y Ucayali, La Comunidad Asháninka en Junín y La Comunidad de Púrus en Ucayali y Madre de Dios.
Ecología
[[Imagen:El Bosque de Piedras de Huayllay Pasco|200px|thumb|right|Bosque de Piedras Huayllay]] El Ecoturismo es una actividad privilegiada en el Perú, ya que es un país con una diversidad ecológica impresionante. La zona Centro del País no es ajena a esta realidad, posee como en todo el territorio de una zona de Costa, Sierra y Selva. Y en cada una se puede encontrar Áreas protegidas por el Gobierno las cuales preservan la flora, fauna, y geografía particular de un lugar.
Entre ellas tenemos: Parque Nacional Tíngo María y Área de Conservación Privada Jirishanca en Huánuco; Parque Nacional Yanachaga Chemillén, Área de Conservación Privada Sagrada Familia y Santuario Nacional de Huayllay en Pasco; Parque Nacional Otishi en Junín y Cusco; Reserva Nacional de Junín en Junín; Parque Nacional Alto Purús en Ucayali y Madre de Dios.
Selva Central
[[Imagen:Catarata tirol junin|thumb|left|100px|catarata de Tirol]] La Selva Central del Perú cercana a Lima tiene un atractivo muy particular entre los Limeños. Precisamente, por su cercanía a la ciudad Capital muchos viajeros se desplazan a la zona de Selva Central a descubrir su flora y fauna y la calidez de su gente.
Los destinos de Selva Central son:
- Chanchamayo en Junín.- Se visita La Merced, San Ramón y Pichanaki, asimismo las Cataratas de Tirol, Bayoz y Velo de La Novia, La Comunidad Pampa Michi, etc.
- Satipo en Junín
- Oxapampa en Pasco
- Pozuzo en Pasco
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