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Monthly Archives: March 2011

Matthew Parris sings the praises of a night aboard the Yavarí on Lake Titicaca

By Rick Vecchio | Published: March 30, 2011

What constitutes a dream vacation spot for Matthew Parris, the British travel writer, political columnist and former Conservative Member of Parliament? In a recent edition of The Spectator, Parris offered the answer with a veritable ode to the Yavarí, the Victorian coal steamer berthed on the shores of the highest navigable lake in the world, [...]

Posted in Destinations, Family Travel, History, Puno | Tagged Yavarí | Leave a comment

Airline says overweight tourists must pay for extra seat to fly over Nazca Lines

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: March 25, 2011

AeroParacas to enforce new passenger weight policy The tourist airline Aeroparacas has sent out the following communique: Lima, 23 de Marzo del 2011 Attention: Travel Agents I am writing to inform you that any passenger whose weight exceeds of 95 kilos (209 pounds) will have to pay the full 100% fare for another seat. This [...]

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The Caretakers of Machu Picchu

By Rick Vecchio | Published: March 18, 2011

Anthropologist Fernando Astete and his staff often receive well-deserved accolades for their work running the day-to-day operations of Machu Picchu, as well as overseeing the protection and preservation of the Inca citadel. But readers of El Comercio on Friday got to see just how seriously eight mountaineering members of Astete’s crew take their jobs. They [...]

Posted in Archaeological Sites, Climbing, Cusco, Destinations, Machu Picchu, News, Prominent Peruvians | Tagged Andenes Orientales, Fernando Astete, Guillermo Cock, Inkaraqay, new Machu Picchu attractions | 1 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 [...]

Posted in Archaeological Sites, Art & Culture, Podcast, 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