She was hailed by the likes of nobel prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa as “the lady of the Colca Canyon”, while an article published in renowned British newspaper the Observer in 1999 echoed that Madre Antonia was one indomitable spirit in the Andes that dedicated her heart and soul to helping those less fortunate than […]
“World’s Top Travel Agents”: Aracari on Travel + Leisure A-List 2011
It is with great pleasure that we can announce, Aracari founder and president Marisol Mosquera has been included on Travel + Leisure’s A-list of the World’s Top Travel Agents for 2011. Hurray! Appearing in the September edition of the magazine, Marisol is listed in the Latin America section as the only entry for Peru. Having […]
Aracari fosters innovation: One of our top Cusco travel guides visits the Cordillera Blanca
You may remember not so long ago that we ran an “Innovation Competition” for our guides in Cusco. We asked all of our guides in the region to come up with new ideas to develop Aracari’s service, with the allure of a fantastic trip to another part of Peru for those with the best ideas. […]
Lodge-to-Lodge Ausangate Trek
While recently in the Cusco region, I took the opportunity to hike the lodge-to-lodge Ausangate trek. This is an incredible high altitude 5 day trek, staying overnight at authentic and comfortable mountain lodges. Walk along a miraculous trekking route that passes beneath the snow covered peak of Ausangate amidst other wonders. The Lodge-to-Lodge Ausangate Trek combines core […]
Happy Independence Day Perú!
28th of July is Peruvian Independence Day … ¡Felices fiestas! Find out all about how the day is celebrated in last year’s post. […]
Machu Picchu and very much more: Aracari’s centenary celebrations
On July the 24th 1911 Hiram Bingham III first stumbled across Machu Picchu, the first outsider to visit the ruins with the intention of studying them academically and of highlighting their significance to the world. One century to the day and celebrations to mark the centenary of Machu Picchu’s scientific discovery have been wide and […]