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Monthly Archives: February 2011

Vilca Lords and the Lord of Wari on exhibit in Cusco

By Rick Vecchio | Published: February 27, 2011

This is one of those “missing link” discoveries — the type that gives Peruvian archaeology an unexpected push in a new direction, opening a whole new perspective.

Posted in Archaeological Sites, Art & Culture, Cusco, Destinations, History, News | Tagged Lord of Wari, Lords of Vilca, Vilca Lords | Leave a comment

UNESCO Chief: ‘Machu Picchu is a victim of its own success’

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: February 21, 2011

As Peru prepares to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Hiram Bingham’s discovery of Machu Picchu, the chief of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, told reporters Monday that tourist access must be limited to protect and preserve the site. “Machu Picchu is a victim of its own success, because the interest is huge,” Bokova told reporters after meeting [...]

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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 [...]

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

Oprah’s O magazine spotlights co-founder of Maki International as Local Hero

By Rick Vecchio | Published: February 17, 2011

Just in time for the launch of their new and improved Web site, our friends at Maki International have gotten a huge write-up in Oprah Winfrey’s magazine O! Flip through the March edition and on page 40, in a full page spread, under the heading “Local Hero,” there’s Martha! For those who have not read [...]

Posted in Communities & Caring Updates, News, Volunteering | Tagged empowering women, Maki International, Marisol Chancos, Martha Dudenhoeffer Kolodny, o the oprah magazine, oprah local hero, peru non-profit, voluteer tours | Leave a comment

Bickering over Machu Picchu centennial celebration could cause delay of event

By Rick Vecchio | Published: February 14, 2011

The Yale Daily News is reporting that crates marked “fragile” are already filled with artifacts excavated from Machu Picchu and  stacked in a corner room in a building on Yale University’s West Campus, ready to go. With the first shipment slated for next month, at least a portion of Peru’s most prized cultural treasure will [...]

Posted in Cusco, Machu Picchu, News | Tagged Alan Garcia, Canatur, Hiram Bingham, Machu Picchu 100 year anniversary, Machu Picchu celebration, Yale University | Leave a comment

Klondike-style gold rush in Peru’s southern jungle threatens carbon offset deals

By Rick Vecchio | Published: February 13, 2011

My friend Barbara Fraser, one of the leading environmental reporters in Peru, published a story today in The Daily Climate describing  how accelerated gold exploitation is eating away at the jungle department of Madre de Dios like a cancer. As technical a topic as carbon offsetting might seem to many, Barbara’s story makes plain that [...]

Posted in News, Puerto Maldonado | Tagged Eco-Lodges, Eco-tourism, Gold exploitation, Gold mining in the Amazon jungle, Madre de Dios, Tambopata | 1 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 [...]

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

Yale and Cusco university sign deal for return of Machu Picchu artifacts

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: February 11, 2011

An agreement signed Friday between Yale University and Peru’s National University of San Antonio Abad in Cusco will usher the return of thousands of artifacts to Cusco a century after Hiram Bingham removed them from Machu Picchu, the celebrated “lost city” of the Inca. San Antonio Abad Rector Victor Aguilar and Yale University President Richard [...]

Posted in Cusco, Machu Picchu, News | Tagged Cuzco relics coming home, Hiram Bingham, Yale to return Machu Picchu artifacts | Leave a comment