Explorer, author and prominent historian Dr. John Hemming is arguably the world’s greatest-renowned expert on the Inca Empire and a leading authority on the history of the Amazon and its people. To coincide with the 2015 launch of Hemming’s latest work, Naturalists in Paradise: Wallace, Bates and Spruce in the Amazon, Aracari and Delfin Amazon […]
The Smithsonian Institution hosts an annual Folklife Festival in Washington DC, with the spotlight turning to Peru this year as the theme of the event. Held outdoors on the National Mall in Washington DC from June 24-28 and July 1-5, the festival delivers a program that showcases contemporary living and cultural traditions. Entitled Perú Pachamama, […]
Just as the the first rays of light began to peek over the horizon, everyone raised their hands into the air and faced the rising sun. At 3,850 meters (12,631 ft) above sea level it was frigid outside. I put my gloved hands in the hair. Some people began to chant “jallalla”, an Aymara expression […]
Culinary Travel in Peru: The Best Food and Drink and Where to Find It With three Peruvian restaurants included on the prestigious 2015 World’s Best 50 Restaurants list, Peru’s transition from renegade upstart to a fully-fledged equal among the world’s culinary superpowers seems complete. Exploding onto the international food scene over the last decade, the […]
The best way to visit the Peruvian Amazon in style is by luxury Amazon Cruise. Aqua Expeditions and Delfin are the two top cruise companies, with different size vessels than undertake cruises of differing durations. Aracari’s team member Giovanna recently tested out one of the top luxury amazon river cruise options in Peru, the Delfin II. Here […]
This year the capital of Peru, Lima, will see hotel blackout dates from the 5th-12th October 2015 in Lima, Peru when there is currently no hotel availability. This blackout period is due to Peru hosting the Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), taking […]
