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Category Archives: Arequipa

Momentum mounting for stronger laws to protect Peru’s endangered Andean Condor

By Rick Vecchio | Published: January 9, 2013

In pre-Hispanic times, the Andean Condor was known as “Apu Kuntur,” a divine messenger from Inti, the Sun God. Today, it is an endangered species, illegally captured for festivals, illegally hunted for its feathers and body parts to sell to tourists and use in shamanic rituals, and accidentally poisoned and starved due to human encroachment [...]

Also posted in Cusco, Festivals, News, Wildlife | Tagged Conservation, Endangered Andean Condors | 1 Comment

UK TV host roasted at home for eating traditional guinea pig dish while on vacation in Peru

By Rick Vecchio | Published: November 5, 2012

Cultural relativism takes on goofy dimensions in an age of celebrity Tweet-casted vacations As I write this, British Morning Show TV presenter Phillip Schofield is at 40,000 feet in an airplane somewhere over the Atlantic. He’s heading  home to England after vacationing in Peru. Perhaps he’s now passing through customs in Madrid, making his connecting [...]

Also posted in Archaeological Sites, Cusco, Machu Picchu, News, Peruvian Cuisine, Superfoods, Wildlife | Tagged Andean Explorer Train, Animal Aid director Andrew Tyler, cuy, guinea pig, Hiram Bingham Train, Orient Express, Phillip Schofield | Leave a comment

Peru super air fare specials: Trujillo, Chiclayo & Arequipa

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: March 21, 2012

Fertur Perú Travel has some great domestic airfares via Taca Airlines to tell you about. The routes are from the capital, Lima, to Trujillo, Chiclayo or Arequipa, with availability to travel until June 15, 2012. This offer is valid only for this week  through Saturday, March 24. All tickets are round trip and include taxes. [...]

Also posted in Bargain offer, Chiclayo, Destinations, Trujillo | Leave a comment

Podcast: Don’t let altitude sickness ruin your Cuzco vacation

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: May 13, 2011

Interview with Dr. Fabiola León-Velarde Throughout most of history, human beings have tended to stick pretty close to the world’s low-lying regions. But there are exceptions. The Tibetan plateau in the Himalayas of central Asia, the high mountain ranges of Ethiopia in Africa and the Andean cordillera here in Peru and Bolivia. Over thousands of [...]

Also posted in Adventure Travel, Central Highlands, Climbing, Cusco, Hiking, Inca Trail, Kayaking & Rafting, Machu Picchu, Mountain biking, Podcast, Travel Tips | Tagged acetazolamide, Altitude sickness, diamox, high mountain sickness, hms, soroche, sorojchi | 2 Comments

Peru Travel Trend Video: Colca Canyon

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: November 3, 2009

Fertur Peru Travel has uploaded its newest video featuring Colca Canyon, one of the deepest canyons in the world. At 10,727 feet (or 3,270 meters) deep, it’s more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, and is neck and neck with the nearby, but almost inaccessible Cotahausi Canyon for the title of world’s deepest. [...]

Also posted in Destinations | Tagged Colca Canyon | Leave a comment

Chupe de Camarones

By Rick Hind | Published: September 21, 2009

The Moche people of Northern Peru held freshwater crayfish or camarones to be sacred, and they appear in artwork found in Sipan and at sites around Trujillo. Seafood soups featuring camarones are popular throughout coastal Peru, with the picanterias of Arequipa specializing in mountainous collections of the crayfish in this opaque, spicy broth. 1 kg [...]

Also posted in Peruvian Cuisine, Recipes, Southern Circuit | Tagged camarones, Peruvian seafood, river crayfish | 1 Comment