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Monthly Archives: January 2010

Peru president pledges to re-establish train to Machu Picchu within 2 months and help residents rebuild after flooding

By Rick Vecchio | Published: January 29, 2010

President Alan Garcia pledged the Peruvian government’s full support Friday to re-establish train service to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, after four days of torrential rain sparked massive flooding in the Sacred Valley and washed away sections of railroad track leading to Peru’s top tourist destination. “The government is going to guarantee whatever is [...]

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Floods and damage in Cusco’s Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu

By Rick Vecchio | Published: January 29, 2010

Dear friends: As you probably are aware, extreme weather this week has hit Peru very hard in the Cusco region, where torrential rain has caused widespread flooding, devastating several communities in the Sacred Valley and leaving travelers stranded at Machu Picchu. We at Fertur Peru Travel are committed to helping our friends and relatives who [...]

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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 [...]

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Facts about Lima (ahead of the capital city’s 475th anniversary)

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: January 14, 2010

… Lima was founded by Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro on Jan. 18, 1535 at 10 o’clock in the morning … The abundance of firewood was one of the reasons Lima was chosen as the site of the capital. … Pizarro chose the current site of the government palace for his residence and seat of power [...]

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Peru to develop Lima’s unsung archaeological ruins for tourism

By Rick Vecchio | Published: January 6, 2010

Plans are afoot to illuminate nine of Lima’s under-appreciated pre-Inca archaeological sites for tourists by the end of 2010, Peru’s minister of Foreign Commerce and Tourism (Mincetur) announced Wednesday. “The aim is to give value to a series of assets that the city of Lima owns, among them the temples, which are archaeological and have [...]

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