Peruvian Pisco Pisco is Peru’s national spirit, a brandy made by distilling grapes and enjoyed in its pure form or used to mix the most popular cocktails: the Pisco sour and Chilcano. Pisco Experiences in Ica The oasis of Ica, situated around 300km south of Lima, is home to one of Peru’s key wine and […]
Peruvian Art Talk in London was a Big Hit!
We are absoutely thrilled to have had a very successful turnout at the Instituto Cervantes in London, where Marisol Mosquera gave a talk on Peruvian Contemporary Art. Peruvian contemporary art is very exciting at the moment, with a number of young artists hitting the international scene. Two of our favourites are Sandra Gamarra and Fernando […]
Aracari in the Arts
For all Art Lovers out there! As part of our mission of being “conduits of Art and Culture to a Discerning Clientele” Aracari’s own Marisol Mosquera is giving a talk on Peruvian Contemporary Art at the Instituto Cervantes, 102 Belgrave Square, London on May 26. […]
Lima through our guests’ eyes
During a visit to Peru, Rajo Laurel blogged about his last day in Lima Rajo’s Blog Enjoy! […]
Spring 2010: Peru celebrates as Machu Picchu reopens
We are delighted to announce that on April 3rd, Oscar winning actress Susan Sarandon achieved a career first by re-opening Machu Picchu to visitors. After an around-the-clock two month effort to repair a 17 mile section of the railroad track, everyone could breathe a sigh of relief as the sun shone down as the first […]
How to spell Machu Picchu
First accounts of the existence of Machu Picchu, as described in the revised edition of John Hemming’s book, “Monuments of the Incas” (2010 Thames & Hudson), date as far back as 1875 in a book by travel writer Charles Wiener. He said that local people spoke to him of “other towns of Huaina Pitcho and […]
