Emily Shaw has created two holistic programs for 2019 that combine the best detox practices with plant-based kitchen skills using Peruvian ingredients and super foods such as coca leaves and powder, quinoa, kiwicha, maca, lucuma and corn, among many others. A chic beach retreat takes place in boutique hotel KiChic in Mancora, on Peru’s Northern […]
Hacienda La Caravedo Imagine getting to the heart of Pisco, Peru’s national drink? Four hours south of Lima is Ica, a fertile land where succulent grapes are distilled to produce Pisco at Hacienda La Caravedo, one of the top places to stay in the area. The oldest working distillery in the Americas 48 hectares of […]
“If you take care of birds, you take care of most of the environmental problems in the world” – Thomas Lovejoy, Biologist and Godfather of Biodiversity Celebrating the 2018 Year of the Bird This year nature lovers around the world join forces to celebrate the year of the bird and commit to protecting birds for […]
Aracari’s New Website & Branding We are back after a few months of silence with our monthly newsletter, which I know many of you have much enjoyed over the years. It is now called “Aracari News” and its content, much like it was before, intends to keep you abreast of interesting stories in our destinations, but […]
Artisanal Fishing in Peru’s Cabo Blanco, a village in the North of the country, is declared National Cultural Heritage by the Ministry of Culture in Peru In the 1950s and 1960s, Cabo Blanco became an important fishing destination for the abundance and variety of species that came to this particular spot – where the cold […]
The Alternative Rainbow Mountain Outside of Cusco lies a truly magical landscape of painted colored mountains and sweeping red valleys in the Andes. Rainbow Mountain, also known as Vinicunca, has become something of a ‘must-see’ site on the traditional tourist circuit in Cusco, but is now besieged by hundreds of daily visitors who hike at […]
