Aracari’s Weekly Insight The Question: Where in Bolivia is a Baroque Music Festival held every two years? The Answer: Every two years there is a Baroque Music Festival held at the Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos in south eastern Bolivia. The festival is a fantastic way to experience the diverse and multilingual culture of the region, […]
Tag: Bolivia
Packed with breathtaking scenery, the highlight of Bolivia is the vast white expanse of the Salar de Uyuni. Yet the landlocked country offers much more – hidden jungle, architectural charm in the cities of Sucre and Potosi, and a burgeoning capital. Aracari provides destination information, travel tips, itinerary ideas and personal reviews from our expert Bolivia travel planners on hotels and activities in Bolivia.
Marisol Mosquera: 2011 Conde Nast Travel Specialist for Peru and Bolivia
Aracari is very pleased to reveal that Marisol Mosquera Has been included amongst 133 of The World’s Top Travel Specialists as published by Conde Nast Traveler magazine in December 2011. Marisol has been listed as a Travel Specialist for Peru and Bolivia the third year in a row that she has featured on the list […]
Peru travel insight #10: A brief history of Coca.
Aracari’s Weekly Insight Coca has been consumed by natives of the Andes for thousands of years, estimates range from anywhere between 4000 and 8000 years, since the area was first inhabited. The leaves can be brewed into a beverage with hot water, though the most common form of consumption is directly chewing the leaves. No […]
The Inca Wheel and Inca Road Network
Find out why the Incas didn’t use the wheel to transport goods across their vast empire. […]
“We would most certainly recommend this trip for anyone with a taste for Peruvian adventure!” – Peru vacations in September
Moving into autumn – or Peruvian spring – and the sun is starting to shine more and more in the capital city Lima. And rather fittingly, there has been no dulling down in the tone of appraisal that Aracari has received from our guests. […]
“I didn’t even open the Peru book I bought … our guides were a better source!” August vacations to Peru with Aracari.
Heading towards the end of the summer “high season”, and there are still a healthy stream of testimonials arriving in the Aracari office. In particular, our highly personalized greeting and transfer service came under the spotlight over the last month. […]
