Ecotourism in Peru an option for imaginative travellers
Wednesday, August 26, 2009Explorers in Peru might be tempted to take an ecology-based break in the Amazon.
In a land known for adventure travel, the Amazon is home to 25,000 species of plants, 1,800 types of bird and hundreds of reptiles, mammals and amphibians, as well as thousands of fish.
An imaginative traveller may wish to take a sustainable eco-tourist journey to learn about the land and people surrounding them.
There are also several community projects that visitors could work on while they visit the region.
Other areas of Peru that can be explored include the Northern Coast where pre-Incan cultures thrive and Lake Titicaca, where travellers generally stay with families.
Holidaymakers may be especially welcome to Peru to try to help revive its consumer spending, which Forbes reports has seen a significant drop.
Peru's open economy has been badly affected by the economic slump and unemployment in Lima has risen to 8.2 per cent.
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