<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Peruvian Travel Trends</title> <atom:link href="http://www.fertur-travel.com/blog/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.fertur-travel.com/blog</link> <description>The destinations, culture, archaeology and history of Peru</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:23:56 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Happy National Pisco Sour Day!</title><link>http://www.fertur-travel.com/blog/2012/happy-national-pisco-sour-day/4010/</link> <comments>http://www.fertur-travel.com/blog/2012/happy-national-pisco-sour-day/4010/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:55:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rick Vecchio</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[History]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nostalgia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Peruvian Cuisine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[inventor of Pisco Sours]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Victor Morris]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.fertur-travel.com/blog/?p=4010</guid> <description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s everyone raise a glass to toast Peru&#8217;s signature cocktail on this first Saturday of February: National Pisco Sour day. 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[...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.fertur-travel.com/blog/2012/happy-national-pisco-sour-day/4010/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Weather Channel could learn something from the Inca and their descendants</title><link>http://www.fertur-travel.com/blog/2012/weather-channel-could-learn-something-from-the-inca-and-their-descendants/3953/</link> <comments>http://www.fertur-travel.com/blog/2012/weather-channel-could-learn-something-from-the-inca-and-their-descendants/3953/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:22:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rick Vecchio</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Archaeological Sites]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cusco]]></category> <category><![CDATA[History]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ancient agriculture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inca astronomy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.fertur-travel.com/blog/?p=3953</guid> <description><![CDATA[Click on this link if you're interested in a Cusco &#038; Machu Picchu vacation with a special focus on Inca astronomy, mythology and the incredible constellations of the South American sky.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.fertur-travel.com/blog/2012/weather-channel-could-learn-something-from-the-inca-and-their-descendants/3953/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lost Huacas: the challenge of reclaiming Lima&#8217;s pre-Columbian past</title><link>http://www.fertur-travel.com/blog/2012/lost-huacas-the-challenge-of-reclaiming-limas-pre-columbian-past/3917/</link> <comments>http://www.fertur-travel.com/blog/2012/lost-huacas-the-challenge-of-reclaiming-limas-pre-columbian-past/3917/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:00:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rick Vecchio</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Archaeological Sites]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lima]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lima pre-Inca ruins]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.fertur-travel.com/blog/?p=3917</guid> <description><![CDATA[Six school girls in Peru&#8217;s capital city passing through a 2,000-year-old archaeological ruins as part of their daily routine. 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