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Monthly Archives: June 2012

Desamparados Train Station Centennial Celebration:

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: June 18, 2012

Gateway to the world’s most spectacular high mountain train journey For much of the 20th century, Desamparados Railroad Station was the starting point for one of the world’s great railway journeys: the trip from Lima to Huancayo over the central Andes. The rail line is considered one of history’s most amazing feats of railway engineering, [...]

Posted in Destinations, Events, Family Travel, History, Huancayo, Lima, Nostalgia | Tagged Andean train adventure, Desamparados Train Station, Lima-Huancayo Railway, world's highest rail trip | Leave a comment

Peru prepares Mistura 2012 Food Fair for September

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: June 12, 2012

Foreign travelers who love great cuisine, this post is for you: Mistura 2012, Peru’s biggest gastronomy fair will be held Sept. 7-16 at the Campo de Marte park in Lima’s Jesus Maria District. This mouth-watering food fair is, by far, the biggest culinary event in Peru, bringing together the most prestigious and popular Peruvian chefs [...]

Posted in Art & Culture, Events, Peruvian Cuisine, Recipes, Restaurants, Superfoods | Tagged culinary tourism, Peru food fair, Peruvian food | Leave a comment

Machu Picchu before and after…

By Rick Vecchio | Published: June 11, 2012

For an interesting perspective into how much restoration has taken place at Machu Picchu, independent American researcher and explorer Paolo Greer suggests watching a B-movie classic, Secret of the Incas. The 1954 Paramount Pictures movie, starring Charlton Heston, was filmed on location in Cusco and offers a brief, but stunning, panorama of Machu Picchu.

Posted in Archaeological Sites, Cusco, Destinations, Films about Peru, History, Machu Picchu, Nostalgia | Tagged archaeological restoration, Secret of the Incas | Leave a comment