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Category Archives: Wildlife

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

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 [...]

Also posted in Cusco, Destinations, Family Travel, Machu Picchu, Paracas, Peruvian Cuisine, Puerto Maldonado, Superfoods, Tambopata, Tips | Tagged family holiday destinations, Peru tours for children, travel with kids, Vacation with kids | Leave a comment

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 Arequipa, Cusco, Festivals, News | Tagged Conservation, Endangered Andean Condors | 1 Comment

Peru growers harness mammal’s digestive tract to strip bitter-taste from very costly coffee beans

By Rick Vecchio | Published: December 4, 2012

Reuters reports that two Peruvian coffee producers — Cecovasa and Chanchamayo Highland Coffee Co. — are now making one of the most expensive coffees in the world by retrieving arabica beans from the dung of a long-nosed jungle mammal called the coati, a tropical cousin of the raccoon. The process copies a rare technique from Indonesia, where [...]

Also posted in Art & Culture, Peruvian Cuisine | Tagged Kopi Luwak, Peru dung coffee, Peruvian coffee | Leave a 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, Arequipa, Cusco, Machu Picchu, News, Peruvian Cuisine, Superfoods | Tagged Andean Explorer Train, Animal Aid director Andrew Tyler, cuy, guinea pig, Hiram Bingham Train, Orient Express, Phillip Schofield | Leave a comment

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 Podcast, Tambopata, Tips, Travel Photography | Tagged Jeff Cremer, Peru photo safari, Rainforest Expeditions | 1 Comment

Top Five Wanderlust Wishlist for 2012

By Rick Vecchio | Published: January 4, 2012

Here we are,  three days into the first work week of 2012, but I’m having a hard time concentrating on the tasks at hand. Instead, I’m thinking whether this year will be the one when I actually get to all the travel destinations that I promised myself I’d visit as part of my New Year’s [...]

Also posted in Adventure Travel, Ancash, Archaeological Sites, Art & Culture, Ayacucho, Communities & Caring Updates, Destinations, Family Travel, Festivals, Hiking | Tagged alternative Peru destinations, eco mountain lodge, Peru travel off the beaten path, wildlife vacation | Leave a comment

Peru cracks down on illegal gold miners in Amazon jungle

By Rick Vecchio | Published: February 21, 2011

An update to the Feb. 13, 2011, post about unregulated gold exploitation contaminating and destroying huge swaths of Peru’s mega-diverse southern Amazon jungle: Over the weekend, Peru’s navy, armed with tear gas and rubber bullets, started what is planned as a month-long military operation to destroy the miner’s  illegal river dredging platforms. Defense Minister Jaime [...]

Also posted in News, Puerto Maldonado | Tagged Eco-Lodge, illegal gold mining in Amazon jungle, Madre de Dio | Leave a comment

Orchid specialists to visit Cusco Feb. 25-28 for conservation conference

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: February 11, 2011

“The old orchid hunter lay back on his pillow, his body limp with the effort of talking so long. He coughed and a ripple of pain ran through the wasted length of him beneath the covers. Still his eyes burned unwaveringly bright with the memory of the places he had seen and the things he [...]

Also posted in Chachapoyas, Events, Machu Picchu, News | Tagged botanical tours in Cuzco, Cuzco vacation, Orchid lovers | Leave a comment

What to wear on a trip to the Peruvian Amazon

By Rick Hind | Published: August 25, 2009

Whether you choose to take anti-malarial medication or not, everyone wants to avoid mosquito bites when they go on a trip deep into the Amazon jungle. A few tips:

Also posted in Adventure Travel, Iquitos, Manu, Travel Tips, What to Pack | Tagged Jungle travel tips, mosquitoes, Rain forest attire | Leave a comment