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Monthly Archives: September 2010

What LGBT-friendly means to Fertur Peru Travel

By Rick Vecchio | Published: September 15, 2010

Several years ago, my parents came to visit  us in Lima to look after the grand kids while Siduith and I were out of town on business. When we got home, we sent my folks off for a vacation to experience Cusco, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. At the time, Fertur Peru Travel did [...]

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Peruvian Congress pushes for new road access to Machu Picchu

By Rick Vecchio | Published: September 10, 2010

Peru’s Congress voted unanimously Thursday in support of building a new access road to Machu Picchu. In a 75-0 vote, lawmakers declared that paving the narrow dirt roads connecting the towns of Ollantaytambo, Santa María and Santa Teresa, located northwest of Machu Picchu, is “a public necessity and a priority of national interest.” In January, [...]

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Peru’s tourism sector and National Institute of Culture clash again over visitor limits to Machu Picchu

By Rick Vecchio | Published: September 7, 2010

UNESCO and Peru’s National Institute of Culture (INC) once again find themselves at odds with Peru’s private tourism sector over how many tourists should be allowed to enter Machu Picchu. Carlos Canales, president of Peru’s National Chamber of Tourism (Canatur), is calling into question the technical basis that the INC used for setting that limit [...]

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A heartfelt apology to photographer Monica Vanthoff

By Rick Vecchio | Published: September 5, 2010

There is a new Blog that has come to our attention that anyone interested in Peruvian weaving crafts should check out. It’s The Loom, published by Monica Vanthoff, owner of Peru Art Australia, which promotes and sells, among other products, the shawls and scarves produced by the Parubamba Weavers Association in Cusco. Monica is also [...]

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Sept. 8 presentation on progress of new Scissor Dance documentary

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: September 3, 2010

Our favorite documentary filmmaker Mitch Teplitsky, director of Soy Andina, and Peruvian filmmaker Gaby Yepes, director of Danzak, will be at the Lima Clubhouse of South American Explorers next Wednesday to offer a presentation on their new project about Scissors Dancers. Sustainable tourism student Yaneth Cisneros will also offer a presentation on her recent pilgrimage [...]

Posted in Art & Culture, Ayacucho, Events, Films about Peru, Peruvian Dances | 1 Comment

Peru’s plan to invest upwards of $417 million to build the Moche Trail

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: September 2, 2010

Besides Cusco and Machu Picchu, what tourist destinations do travelers clamor to visit in Peru?  What once in a lifetime vacation spots come to mind? The answer are a bevy of white sand beach towns and archaeological complexes that surround Peru’s Northern coast cities of Trujillo and Chiclayo. Peru’s Foreign Trade and Tourism Ministry, along [...]

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