The Chavin Culture The Chavin Culture is an extinct culture that developed between 1500 and 300 B.C. in the highlands of the Peruvian Andes and its influence extended up and down the present-day Peruvian coast. Chavin de Huantar Chavín de Huántar is the principal archaeological site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site where many artifacts […]
At Aracari we love keeping you up-to-date on the latest happenings in our part of the world, but we also want to share something a bit more global. The WOW List by Wendy Perrin I am delighted to announce that, alongside other top destination specialists around the world, I have been included in the recently […]
Lima Fashion Week 2015 (LIF Week) starts this evening and runs until the 27th showing the work of top Peruvian fashion designers in addition to a few international invitees on the runway at the Jockey Club del Peru. This is the fifth edition of Lima Fashion Week and this week the designers will be presenting […]
If you’re in Lima and you enjoy dining out in restaurants and tasting unique dishes with ingredients from all over Peru, you’re in luck! Lima Food Week starts today, March 16th, and continues until March 29th (not just one, but two full weeks!). Peruvian gastronomy is becoming more and more well-known around the world, and […]
Sustainable and ethical travel has transformed from a niche sector within the field of travel to an industry-wide priority and global movement, one which has been core to the ethos of Aracari since the company was founded in 1996. Peru boasts an array of eco-lodges and hotels with minimal environmental impact including luxury hotels that […]
Guest post by explorer Dr. John Hemming The mighty tropical rain forests of the Amazon are the world’s richest terrestrial ecosystem. And the most diverse of those forests are in Peru, on the eastern slopes of the Andes – because this region gets the most rainfall sweeping up the great river, and because it enjoys […]
