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 […]
Aracari in the Financial Times – The Last Word: How Peru’s tourism industry coped when its crown jewel was forced to close
Aracari’s very own Marisol Mosquera was quoted in today’s Financial Times, found at the following link. The article speaks about how Peru coped when its greatest attraction was forced to close for a period exceeding 2 months! Thankfully, Machu Picchu is now open for business and as breathtaking as ever. We will be publishing our […]
