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Category Archives: Podcast

Old Time Radio: Secret of the Incas

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: September 18, 2012

Listen to Lux Radio Theater: Secret of the Incas In December 1954, Charlton Heston and Nicole Maurey reprised their roles in a Lux Radio Theater version of the B-movie classic Secret of the Incas. Heston’s character, Harry Steele, a roguish bush pilot and profiteering explorer, is believed by many to have been the inspiration for [...]

Also posted in Nostalgia | Tagged Charleton Heston, Secret of the Incas | 3 Comments

Podcast: Wildlife photography in Peru’s Amazon

By Rick Vecchio | Published: July 30, 2012

Interview with Jeff Cremer For six years, photographer Jeff Cremer has practiced his craft in Peru, documenting the people, wildlife and natural beauty of high mountain plateaus, remote coastal desert and mega-diverse Amazon rain forests. Click this link for details about booking Jeff’s Tambopata Wildlife Photography Tour Jeff also offers full-day photo instructional tours in [...]

Also posted in Tambopata, Tips, Travel Photography, Wildlife | Tagged Jeff Cremer, Peru photo safari, Rainforest Expeditions | 1 Comment

Podcast: Conservationist, Author & Photographer Jim Bartle on his new book ‘Peru in Images’

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: August 15, 2011

Interview with Jim Bartle A mountaineer, photographer and writer, Jim Bartle has lived in Peru for more than 30 years, climbing and trekking extensively in the Cordillera Blanca and Peru’s other mountain ranges. In this interview, Jim talks about his new book “Peru In Images,” a collection of more than 200 exquisite photos revealing Peru’s [...]

Also posted in Art & Culture, Books on Peru | Tagged Beto Santillán, Heinz Plenge, Jim Bartle, Johan Reinhard, Mylene d'Auriol, Peru in Images, Peru photography, photos in Peru | 1 Comment

Podcast: Credit where credit is due in Hiram Bingham’s scientific discovery of Machu Picchu

By Rick Vecchio | Published: May 23, 2011

Interview with Daniel Buck Some little-known facts about Hiram Bingham and his 1911 scientific discovery of Machu Picchu: The “Bingham look” (khaki jodhpurs, tall leather boots, hunting  jacket, grey cardigan and wide-brimmed fedora hat) was picked from a prestigious clothing catalog.  Bingham ordered his outfit and his supplies from Abercrombie & Fitch Co. popular product [...]

Also posted in Archaeological Sites, Cusco, History, Machu Picchu, Prominent Peruvians | Tagged Albert Giesecke, Dan Buck, Daniel Buck, Hiram Bingham, Machu Picchu 100th anniversary, Machu Picchu centennial | 3 Comments

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

Podcast: Unsolved mysteries of Machu Picchu

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: April 9, 2011
The amazing view of Machu Picchu from atop Huaynapicchu. Only 400 visitors are permitted to climb to the peak per day. Photo courtesy of Will Skelton.

Interview with Archaeologist Guillermo Cock A hundred years ago, Yale history Prof. Hiram Bingham “discovered” Machu Picchu, revealing to the world what we now recognize as one of the planet’s most iconic images. The Inca citadel continues to captivate imaginations and inspires hundreds of thousands of people to travel to Peru to visit the site [...]

Also posted in Archaeological Sites, Bargain offer, Cusco, Family Travel, Machu Picchu | Tagged Guillermo Cock, Inca Rebellion of 1536 | Leave a comment

Podcast: Ancient Peruvian Cosmovision

By Rick Vecchio | Published: March 9, 2011

Interview with Larco Museum Director Andrés Álvarez Calderón Important archaeological discoveries in recent years have shown that Peru was the world’s Sixth Cradle of Civilization, contemporaneous with Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, Mexico and China. In this interview, Andrés Álvarez Calderón explains the innovative curatorial narrative the museum uses to explain that vaulted status. He also talks [...]

Also posted in Archaeological Sites, Art & Culture, Prominent Peruvians | Tagged ancient Peruvian cultures, ancient Peruvian religion, Ancient Peruvian treasures, Larco Museum, Peru archaeology, Peru archeology, Peruvian cosmo vision, Pre-Columbian cultures, Rafael Larco Hoyle | Leave a comment