The City of Cusco Cusco is a welcoming, captivating city. Rustic nostalgia fills its narrow streets, as colonial buildings stand in stark contrast to the Inca walls. Urban explorers can saunter through the myriad of shops and examine the rich heritage of Cusco’s crafts workshops and markets. In 1533, Francisco Pizarro and his team of Spanish conquistadors […]
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The Chachapoyas culture and the fortress of Kuelap
The Chachapoyas culture and the fortress of Kuelap The Peruvian ruin that uses 3 times as much stone as the Great Pyramid of Egypt- around 40 million cubic feet of stone – is called Kuelap. Situated near the town of Chachapoyas, this immense fortress sits atop a high vantage point and is a remarkable testimony […]
The Spanish conquest of the Incas
The key to Spanish success during the conquest of the Incas Just 169 soldiers accompanied Francisco Pizarro as he campaigned from northern Peru through the Andes before ultimately capturing the Inca capital of Cusco, defeating tens of thousands of soldiers in their wake. There is no single answer to the success of the Spanish in […]
The secret of Inca Stone Masonry & Inca Walls
Find out the secret of Inca stone-masonry in the latest edition of our blog series. […]
Luxury Peru hotels: Aracari’s rundown of up-and-coming hotels in Peru
In such an exciting year for Peru luxury travel, it’s time for Aracari to give our rundown of what hot new hotels are up-and-coming, in the pipeline and on the cards. […]
Inca record-keeping: The Khipu
Learn how the Incas recorded messages and stored information in the latest edition of our series. […]