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Category Archives: Puno

PeruRail gets tough on carry-on baggage limits for its Machu Picchu & Puno train service

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: July 27, 2012

If you thought the ever-shrinking limits on the weight and size of carry-on luggage was an exclusively airline-thing, think again. PeruRail, the main train service to Machu Picchu, announced yesterday that starting August 6, 2012, it’s going to get tough on passengers with over-sized rough sacks.* Each passenger will be allowed to take aboard one [...]

Also posted in Adventure Travel, Cusco, Hiking, Inca Trail, Machu Picchu, News, Tips | Tagged Andean Explorer Train, Machu Picchu Train, PeruRail | 1 Comment

Renewable green technology for Peru’s high Altiplano people

By Rick Vecchio | Published: July 21, 2012

Every year, freezing temperatures wreck havoc in the southern Altiplano regions of Cusco, Huancavelica and Puno, claiming the lives of hundreds of children and elderly people. With global climate change, harsh seasonal frosts are now coming months earlier than before in Peru. Governmental and non-profit  campaigns to send warm clothes and blankets to the impoverished [...]

Also posted in Cusco, News | Tagged Andean green technology, renewable energy in Peru | 1 Comment

Puno’s Virgen de la Candelaria Festival 2012 coming up in two months

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: December 9, 2011

With New Year’s fast approaching, it’s not too early to think about visiting Peru next year. If you come in early February, you’ll be able to visit Puno and experience it’s biggest festival: Virgen de la Candelaria. The Virgin parade on Feb. 2 wends its way through the high Andean city in a colorful procession, [...]

Also posted in Art & Culture, Events, Family Travel, Festivals | Tagged Virgen de la Candelaria | Leave a comment

Matthew Parris sings the praises of a night aboard the Yavarí on Lake Titicaca

By Rick Vecchio | Published: March 30, 2011

What constitutes a dream vacation spot for Matthew Parris, the British travel writer, political columnist and former Conservative Member of Parliament? In a recent edition of The Spectator, Parris offered the answer with a veritable ode to the Yavarí, the Victorian coal steamer berthed on the shores of the highest navigable lake in the world, [...]

Also posted in Destinations, Family Travel, History | Tagged Yavarí | Leave a comment

National Geographic Recommends Lake Titicaca among 12 Great Winter Escapes

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: January 14, 2010

National Geographic magazine is listing Lake Titicaca among a dozen “Great Winter Escapes” for travelers from northern hemisphere, weary and frost-bitten from chillier-than-normal conditions. The plug for the world’s highest navigable lake appears in NatGeo’s Jan-Feb on-line edition and highlights the Isla del Sol , the mythological birthplace of the Inca Empire, where the Inca [...]

Also posted in Archaeological Sites, Destinations, Southern Circuit | Tagged Isla Amantani, Isla del Sol, Isla Suasi, Isla Taquile | Leave a comment

Our new travel route to explore Peru: Cuzco, Machu Picchu & Lake Titicaca

By Rick Hind | Published: October 29, 2009

Inspiration Inca 11 Days / 10 Nights Starting at $1,159 per person Based on double room occupancy A comprehensive 11-day journey showcasing the most fascinating historical sites of Lima, Cusco and Lake Titicaca, and offering the alternative to trek the classic Inca Trail or hike to Lares en-route to Machu Picchu.

Also posted in Adventure Travel, Archaeological Sites, Cusco, Destinations, Family Travel, Hiking, Inca Trail, Lima | Leave a comment