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Peru Scrabble® Tour & Tournament Oct. 4 – 12, 2013

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: February 14, 2013

Two things that Rich Baker is passionate about are travel and Scrabble®. A registered director with the North American Scrabble® Players Association, Rich and his wife, Liz, have for years been organizing and directing Scrabble® tournaments both in the United States and as part of group vacations across the globe. This year, they are coming [...]

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Happy National Pisco Sour Day!

By Rick Vecchio | Published: February 1, 2013

Let’s everyone raise a glass to toast Peru’s signature cocktail on this first Saturday of February: National Pisco Sour day. It was expat American Victor V. Morris who is now generally acknowledged as having invented the ingeniously delectable concoction of pisco grape spirits, Peruvian lime juice, sugar syrup, egg white and a dash of bitters. [...]

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Planning Calendar of Peruvian National and Public Sector Holidays in 2013

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: January 7, 2013

One thing we have a plenty of in Peru are holidays. We’ve put together this practical 2013 calendar showing Peruvian National Holidays and Observances. There also are going to be nine government-declared holidays and long weekends this year. They were announced Dec. 30, and apply only to public sector workers in order to boost domestic [...]

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Celebrations marking discovery of Ancient site of Caral

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: October 14, 2012

Eighteen years ago, this month, archaeologist Dr. Ruth Shady began her breakthrough investigation of Caral, one of the oldest civilizations in the Americas. In this residential and ceremonial center she discovered six pyramids, and a series of middle-sized and small buildings, including temples, residential areas, public plazas, amphitheaters, storehouses, a circular coliseum, tombs, altars and [...]

Also posted in Ancash, Archaeological Sites, Art & Culture, Destinations, Festivals, News, Prominent Peruvians | Tagged ancient cultures, Caral, cradle of civilization, quipu, Ruth Shady, Supe, UNESCO World Heritage site | Leave a comment

Desamparados Train Station Centennial Celebration:

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: June 18, 2012

Gateway to the world’s most spectacular high mountain train journey For much of the 20th century, Desamparados Railroad Station was the starting point for one of the world’s great railway journeys: the trip from Lima to Huancayo over the central Andes. The rail line is considered one of history’s most amazing feats of railway engineering, [...]

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Peru prepares Mistura 2012 Food Fair for September

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: June 12, 2012

Foreign travelers who love great cuisine, this post is for you: Mistura 2012, Peru’s biggest gastronomy fair will be held Sept. 7-16 at the Campo de Marte park in Lima’s Jesus Maria District. This mouth-watering food fair is, by far, the biggest culinary event in Peru, bringing together the most prestigious and popular Peruvian chefs [...]

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Want to be part in the largest Afro-Peruano Cajón jam session ever?

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: April 9, 2012

  Afro-Peruano drum fest 2012 in Lima’s historic Plaza de Armas Saturday, April 14, from 10 a.m. Wanted: Cajón players to help the festival best its own Guinness World Record, set in 2009, by convening the largest-ever Cajón Afro-peruano jam session.   Registration: send an email to: [email protected], including your full name, age, a contact [...]

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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, [...]

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Mistura 2011 – Peruvian cuisine at its finest – with hotel pickup

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: September 2, 2011

US$35 (Price per person, including Mistura 2011 Entry Ticket, pickup from hotel and transfer back) If you’re a foreign traveler visiting Peru and you’re going to be in Lima between September 9th and the 18th, and if you love great food, then check out this offer:  Experience Mistura 2011, the gastronomy fair. This mouth-watering food [...]

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Paul McCartney: “We will rock” Peru

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: April 6, 2011

Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney says he’s going to rock Peru when his band plays here for the first time at Monumental Stadium on May 9. “Hey amigos de Perú, nos vemos el 9 de mayo, 9 de mayo en Estadio Monumental. Ok, come on, be with us. We will rock,” says McCartney in a videotaped message to [...]

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