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Rain and Sacred Valley rail repairs prompt PeruRail train detour

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: May 18, 2013

After another heavy rainy season damaged tracks, railway concessionaire Ferrocarril Trasandino has  shut down PeruRail’s operations between Cusco and the Sacred Valley through the month of June. You can read PeruRail’s release about the situation by clicking this link. But basically, all trains originally scheduled to depart from Cusco – Poroy Station to the Machu [...]

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Peruvian Pisco’s 400-year history on exhibit in historic Lima

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: May 8, 2013

Four hundred years ago, on April 30, 1613, Pedro Manuel, a prosperous merchant from Peru’s Ica Valley, signed his last will and testament. Manuel was the owner of a general store that sold a wide variety of products. Among them — listed as part of his estate — were more than 100 mud-ceramic containers and jars [...]

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Llama-supported treks coming soon to Peru’s Chaparrí Reserve

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: May 7, 2013

☼ Peru Nature Tours and Travel Adventures ☼ Chaparrí, the private reserve in Northern Peru created and run by the local community, will soon offer visitors llama-supported treks, according to the reserve Director Heinz Plenge. “We are talking about hikes of about eight hours along marked routes,” Plenge told state-run news agency Andina. Chaparrí is one of [...]

Also posted in Family Travel, Lambayeque, News, Prominent Peruvians, Travel Photography, Wildlife | Tagged Heinz Plenge, horse and llama supported hikes, llama treks, wildlife reserve | Leave a comment

Cusco Tourism leader worried over Machu Picchu preservation

By Rick Vecchio | Published: May 4, 2013

The president of the Association of Cusco Tour Agencies says he’s concerned that poor management and overcrowding at Machu Picchu is taking an undue toll on the iconic Inca citadel, and he blames the Ministry of Culture. Enrique Velarde told Peru’s tourism trade publication T News that the Culture Ministry is taking too long to update [...]

Also posted in Archaeological Sites, Cusco, Machu Picchu, News | Tagged endangered archaeological sites, Machu Picchu visitor totals 2012, UNESCO | Leave a comment

Visit Sacsayhuaman to ponder an awesome megalithic mystery

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: April 29, 2013

☼ Inca Tours and Travel Adventures ☼ Visit Cusco and you can witness one of the greatest structures ever erected, the Inca fortress temple of Sacsayhuaman. This titanic feat of megalithic architecture has astounded observers from the time of the Spanish Conquest to the present day. Pedro Sancho wrote in 1534 of Sacsayhuaman that “neither [...]

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Luggage storage at Lima’s Jorge Chavez International Airport

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: April 25, 2013

  Lima’s Jorge Chavez Airport has been recognized as one of the best in Latin America year in and year out. But let’s say you have a long, long layover in Lima and don’t want to sit around. You want to get out to see the city, but don’t know what to do with your [...]

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Activities for kids on an unforgettable Peru family vacation

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: April 22, 2013

☼ When it comes to quality time with family, there is nothing comparable to luxury travel on a Peru vacation. ☼ Life is busy and time is short. So when you do finally decide on a vacation destination, spending quality time together as a family is a big priority. Researching family holiday packages might seem [...]

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A history travel must: tour Cusco’s Koricancha Sun Temple

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: April 17, 2013

☼ Inca Tours and Travel Adventures ☼ In Quechua “Koricancha” (aka Coricancha or Qoricancha) means “courtyard of gold” — and to the utter amazement of the Spanish Conquistadors, that’s exactly what they beheld when they first laid eyes on the glimmering temple complex. The massive, gold plated walls caught the rays of the setting sun. [...]

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Alternative Lima Tour: Royal Felipe Fortress

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: April 10, 2013

Towering over the seafront at Lima’s Port of Callao is the Royal Felipe Fortress — a monument of 18th century military architecture well worth visiting with a knowledgeable guide. Its star-shaped bastion towers and lookout posts, deep dungeons and elegant salons were built in honor of King Philip V. For more than a century, Peru’s [...]

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Lima’s legendary leaping monk saves drowning man

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: April 2, 2013

For 26 years, Fernando Canchari, a professional diver, has reenacted the legendary lovelorn leap of Friar Francisco, who jumped to a watery death rather than be separated from the love of his life, the beautiful Clara. But early on Easter Sunday, when Canchari dove into the torrid Pacific waters, it was not for the usual [...]

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