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Monthly Archives: July 2012

Podcast: Wildlife photography in Peru’s Amazon

By Rick Vecchio | Published: July 30, 2012

Interview with Jeff Cremer For six years, photographer Jeff Cremer has practiced his craft in Peru, documenting the people, wildlife and natural beauty of high mountain plateaus, remote coastal desert and mega-diverse Amazon rain forests. Click this link for details about booking Jeff’s Tambopata Wildlife Photography Tour Jeff also offers full-day photo instructional tours in [...]

Posted in Podcast, Tambopata, Tips, Travel Photography, Wildlife | Tagged Jeff Cremer, Peru photo safari, Rainforest Expeditions | 1 Comment

PeruRail gets tough on carry-on baggage limits for its Machu Picchu & Puno train service

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: July 27, 2012

If you thought the ever-shrinking limits on the weight and size of carry-on luggage was an exclusively airline-thing, think again. PeruRail, the main train service to Machu Picchu, announced yesterday that starting August 6, 2012, it’s going to get tough on passengers with over-sized rough sacks.* Each passenger will be allowed to take aboard one [...]

Posted in Adventure Travel, Cusco, Hiking, Inca Trail, Machu Picchu, News, Puno, Tips | Tagged Andean Explorer Train, Machu Picchu Train, PeruRail | 1 Comment

Renewable green technology for Peru’s high Altiplano people

By Rick Vecchio | Published: July 21, 2012

Every year, freezing temperatures wreck havoc in the southern Altiplano regions of Cusco, Huancavelica and Puno, claiming the lives of hundreds of children and elderly people. With global climate change, harsh seasonal frosts are now coming months earlier than before in Peru. Governmental and non-profit  campaigns to send warm clothes and blankets to the impoverished [...]

Posted in Cusco, News, Puno | Tagged Andean green technology, renewable energy in Peru | 1 Comment