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Monthly Archives: April 2012

Elvis spotted at Machu Picchu!

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: April 24, 2012

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Posted in Archaeological Sites, Cusco, Destinations, Machu Picchu, News | Tagged Elvis sighting, The King | Leave a comment

Aging in the ageless Moche portrait vessels

By Rick Vecchio | Published: April 23, 2012

  “Artistically, the Moche were the most remarkable civilization of the Americas. There’s no other civilization in the America’s that came up with the quality of sculpture and the recognizable portraits of individuals, the ability to create true portraiture … There are hundreds of portrait vessels that are so extraordinarily well made that you almost [...]

Posted in Archaeological Sites, Art & Culture, Arts & Crafts, Chiclayo, Destinations, Lima, Trujillo | Tagged Chris Donnan, Huaca de la Luna, Museo Larco, senior travel to Peru | Leave a comment

1953: Peruvian doctors delve deep into ancient medical practices to perform brain surgery

By Rick Vecchio | Published: April 19, 2012

Ritual battle with heavy clubs was a mainstay of ancient Peruvian cultures. No surprise, then, that for centuries, right through the Inca era, blunt force head trauma was a common ailment. To deal with the problem, ancient societies practiced and perfected skull trepanation — a surgical procedure employed to eliminate hematomas or remove pieces of [...]

Posted in History, Nostalgia | Tagged ancient Inca surgery, pre-hispanic medicine, Trepanation | 1 Comment

Quechua by the numbers (some travel advice, a book recommendation and a helpful chart)

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: April 17, 2012

  English-speaking travelers to Peru routinely brush up on their Spanish in preparation for their journey. What about the other widely spoken mother tongue that came before Spanish — the one spoken in the Andean epicenter of the once-mighty Inca Empire? Whether it be asking directions while roaming a village in the Sacred Valley or [...]

Posted in Tips, Travel Tips, What to Pack | Tagged Indigenous language, Runasimi | Leave a comment

Top 10 Peruvian Superstitions for the Savvy Traveler

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: April 13, 2012

Superstitions, every country has them — irrational and supernatural beliefs of things to come, borne of myth, tradition and necessity. But few places offer as wondrous a collection of these foreboding, mystical and cheerful maxims as Peru. Here, as in many other countries, Friday the 13th is considered a day of  potential pitfalls at every [...]

Posted in Art & Culture, Travel Tips | Tagged superstitious beliefs | 1 Comment

Bargain fares with TACA to Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura & Tarapoto

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: April 12, 2012

Fertur Perú Travel Flash: Taca Airlines is doing it again with extra special fares for their Lima routes  to Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura and Tarapoto. From US$72.00 or  S/.194.00 This offer is valid only until tomorrow (Friday, April 13). All tickets are round trip and include taxes. Travel dates must fall between May 1 and Sept. [...]

Posted in Bargain offer, Chiclayo, Piura, Tarapoto, Trujillo | Leave a comment

Want to be part in the largest Afro-Peruano Cajón jam session ever?

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: April 9, 2012

  Afro-Peruano drum fest 2012 in Lima’s historic Plaza de Armas Saturday, April 14, from 10 a.m. Wanted: Cajón players to help the festival best its own Guinness World Record, set in 2009, by convening the largest-ever Cajón Afro-peruano jam session.   Registration: send an email to: [email protected], including your full name, age, a contact [...]

Posted in Art & Culture, Events, Festivals, Lima, News | Tagged Afro-Peruvain rhythm, Afro-Peruvian, Afro-Peruvian drum, Afroperuvian percussion, Cajon | Leave a comment

Ancient Moche sacrificial altar discovered atop mountain peak

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: April 6, 2012

  One of the oldest human sacrifice altars in Peru, believed to be from the Moche culture, has been discovered at the summit of Cerro Campana (Mount Hood) near the northern coast city of Trujillo, archaeologist Regulo Franco Jordan told state news agency Andina earlier this week. The structure is about five feet high, consisting [...]

Posted in Archaeological Sites, Destinations, News, Trujillo | Tagged archeological discovery, Moche archaeology, Moche sacrifice, ritual sacrifice | Leave a comment

Happy Easter 2012 from Fertur Peru Travel

By Rick Vecchio | Published: April 4, 2012

Enjoy this slide show of photos of this year’s Semana Santa celebrations in the Peruvian highland city of Ayacucho. The pictures were taken by Marisol Chancos, operations director of Maki International. Fertur Peru Travel is proud to support Maki International, a non-profit that works to empower the women of Ayacucho through sustainable enterprise. Contact us [...]

Posted in Art & Culture, Ayacucho, Communities & Caring Updates, Destinations, Festivals, Volunteering | Tagged Ayacucho Easter, Ayacucho slide show | Leave a comment