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Monthly Archives: August 2011

Meteorite blasts through atmosphere over Cusco, possibly sparking wildfires

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: August 26, 2011

The sky above Cusco was pierced on Thursday by a meteorite that burst across the horizon. The huge iridescent streak of gaseous flames appeared at about two o’clock in the afternoon and was caught on this video, broadcast by cable news station Canal N. Astronomer Maria Luisa Aguilar told on Radio Programs that, in spite [...]

Posted in Cusco, News | Tagged astronomical events, Cuzco star gazing, meteorite | Leave a comment

Soy Andina: Peruvian Dance & Identity

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: August 17, 2011

Filmmaker Mitch Teplitsky has just relaunched the new and improved Web site for his documentary Soy Andina, the award-winning story about cultural reawakening through dance. This uplifting movie weaves the personal stories of Nélida Silva, a Peruvian-born immigrant New Yorker, and Cynthia Paniagua, born and raised in Queens by her Peruvian mother and Puerto Rican [...]

Posted in Art & Culture, Family Travel, Films about Peru, News, Peruvian Dances | Tagged Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Dance, Ethnic Studies, Ethnomusicology, Folkloric Studies, Latin American Studies, Performance Studies, Spanish Language, Visual Studies, Womens Studies | 2 Comments

Podcast: Conservationist, Author & Photographer Jim Bartle on his new book ‘Peru in Images’

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: August 15, 2011

Interview with Jim Bartle A mountaineer, photographer and writer, Jim Bartle has lived in Peru for more than 30 years, climbing and trekking extensively in the Cordillera Blanca and Peru’s other mountain ranges. In this interview, Jim talks about his new book “Peru In Images,” a collection of more than 200 exquisite photos revealing Peru’s [...]

Posted in Art & Culture, Books on Peru, Podcast | Tagged Beto Santillán, Heinz Plenge, Jim Bartle, Johan Reinhard, Mylene d'Auriol, Peru in Images, Peru photography, photos in Peru | 1 Comment

Visitor restrictions to Machu Picchu temporarily lifted

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: August 11, 2011

Peru’s Ministry of Culture and tourism sector hammered out an agreement this week to lift restrictions on the number of visitors to Machu Picchu following fallout from last month when hundreds of tourists were turned away because the famed Inca ruins had reached it’s official 2,500-person-per-day capacity. The Ministry of Culture’s regional director in Cusco [...]

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Moche – Phase I through IV

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: August 11, 2011
Posted in Art & Culture, Northern Circuit, Trujillo | Leave a comment