28th of July is Peruvian Independence Day … ¡Felices fiestas!

Find out all about how the day is celebrated in last year’s post.

The role of ‘the Incas’ in their Inca Empire The Incas The Incas are famous the world over today thanks to the bucket-list prestige of Machu Picchu. Expert stonemasons, engineers and rulers, i...

Cusco Heritage and Tradition: Exhibition of Folk Art at ICPNA Although Cusco receives a lot of attention for its rich history and archaeology, the same could not exactly be said for folk art in the city. The exhi...

Autor II – a nod of nostalgia to Lima’s past Blog post update in 2016: Autor Estancia has been renamed Autor II, and is the sister property to Autor I,also located in Miraflores. The best luxur...

Pre-Columbian Peruvian Textiles – New Exhibition in Lima A marvellous exhibition of Peruvian textiles opened yesterday at the Centro Cultural Inca Garcilaso in Central Lima, Peru. Organised by the Fundación ...

Best Private Villas Mancora Aracari's founder and CEO, Marisol Mosquera, reviews her top picks of the best private villas Mancora, in northern Peru. I am just back from sunny...

Travel to Machu Picchu with writer John Hemming in April 2011 2011 marks a century since Hiram Bingham first came across the ruins of Machu Picchu, and exciting events will take place across Peru to celebrate the...

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Happy Independence Day Perú!