Archive for the ‘Peru’ Category
“I was in Machu Picchu” Photo Contest – Tourists Can Win Free Travel to Machu Picchu
LIMA, Peru – Tourists all around the world will be able to return all-expenses paid to the Incan citadel by participating in the photography contest named “I was in Machu Picchu” until July 31, 2011.
July 8, 2011
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Jack Hanna’s “Into the Wild” Takes Viewers into the Remote Amazon Jungles of Peru in 2011
New York – January 18, 2011: Starting Feb. 21, 2011, Jack Hanna’s “Into the Wild” will begin airing a series of episodes filmed in Peru showcasing the country’s rich Amazonian wildlife offerings. Filmed on the grounds of Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica lodge and on board Aqua Expedition’s M/V Aqua vessel, the series of episodes will air [...]
January 18, 2011
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See Peru from the Heart – New Travel Program Combines Peruvian Shamanism and Writing Techniques that Stimulate the Brain as a Way to Find Fulfillment and Higher Purpose in Life
(Palm Desert, CA. January 17, 2011) It is no accident that the remoteness of the Himalayas allowed the ancient Tibetans to evolve some of the world’s most potent yoga and meditation practices, while biblical prophets from the Middle East sojourned in the desert, far away from human settlements, to experience their clearest visions. World over, [...]
January 17, 2011
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Aqua Expeditions Introduces Three New On-Board Lectures About The Ecosystems Of The Peruvian Amazon
Iquitos, Peru – June, 2010: Aqua Expeditions, Peru’s first five-star luxury cruise company, now offers guests three new on-board lectures: “Local Communities and Natural Resources in the Peruvian Amazon,” “Amazonian Fauna and Flora” and “Amazonian Fish.” The lectures have been created by Aqua’s resident biologist for guests looking to gain deeper knowledge about the region [...]
June 17, 2010
Posted in: Cruise Ships, Peru
Machu Picchu reopens for tourists
MACHU PICCHU, Peru — Tourists returned to the Machu Picchu temples in Peru which was closed for two months after deadly storms destroyed the main access to the site. Torrential rains in late January forced the evacuation of more than 4,000 people by air from the 15th century city in the Andes and claimed seven [...]
April 5, 2010
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Machu Pichu Set to Reopen to Tourists in April 2010
By Charlie Mills | March, 2010 Finally, the Inca ruins site at Machu Picchu will reopen to international visitors as of April 1st. This reopening comes following a closure of two months caused by flooding. This is good news for this area, which makes a lot of money off the tourists that come from all [...]
March 16, 2010
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Situated in Historic Cusco, Inkaterra La Casona Named First-Ever Relais & Chateaux Property In Peru
New York – January, 2010: Cusco’s first luxury boutique hotel, Inkaterra La Casona, has been officially named a member of the exclusive Relais & ChÂteaux collection, it was announced this week. Since opening its doors in 2008, the restored 11-suite hotel — formerly a Spanish colonial manor house built over an Inca complex — has [...]
January 20, 2010
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Inkaterra Launches a New Birding Initiative Showcasing Peru as a Birding Paradise
Inkaterra, Peru’s foremost purveyor of sustainable tourism, has undertaken the task of establishing Peru as a bird enthusiast’s paradise with the creation of various programs to identify, catalogue and showcase the country’s exotic and rare avian life as seen in two of its iconic properties: Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica and Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel.
December 9, 2009
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Voluntourists Visiting PeruÂ’s Sacred Valley Can Assist PlaneterraÂ’s Smoke-Free Environment Outreach
TORONTO, August 3, 2009 – A smoke-free, healthy environment takes on a whole new meaning in one remote Andean village. Members of the Ccaccaccollo community in Peru’s Sacred Valley are learning how to construct adobe stoves complete with innovative pipes to carry smoke outside and away from living areas. The adobe models replace traditional inefficient, unvented [...]
August 3, 2009
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Sailing on top of the world on Lake Titicaca
New York – May, 2009: Located on the shores of Lake Titicaca in Peru, Titilaka Hotel now offers travelers the opportunity to sail across the highest navigable lake in the world on the hotel’s very own sailboat.
May 13, 2009
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