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Our Top Honeymoon Experiences In Peru

Storymaker — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:57:13 +0000

Peru is a captivating land of striking natural beauty, remarkable ancient heritage, and increasingly cosmopolitan culture – reflected especially in its arts and gastronomic scenes. So no doubt choosing to honeymoon in the land of the Incas, will give you and your partner memories that will be cherished for a lifetime. We’ve tailormade the honeymoon [...]

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Belmond Andean Explorer: Luxury Train Peru

Marisol — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 17:11:20 +0000

Last week I left the hustle and bustle of Lima and adventured south to begin a multi-day escape from Cusco to Lake Titicaca and Arequipa on South America’s first ever luxury sleeper train, the Belmond Andean Explorer. Over the next three days I would travel more than 450 miles (725km) across the Peruvian Andes on [...]

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Martha Giraldo – Sustainability on Suasi Island

Marisol — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 21:49:27 +0000

Over the years Aracari’s founder and CEO Marisol has scoped out and tested the best hotels and hideaways to recommend to our guests. As part of our 20th anniversary celebrations, we catch up with Martha Giraldo, a personal friend of Marisol and owner of Suasi Island on Lake Titicaca, a property Marisol and Aracari have worked [...]

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Yavari – historic vessel on the move again

Alice Farkas — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 13:46:32 +0000

Peru navy history I’d read about the famous Yavari and the fascinating story of the Victorian steamship that journeyed from the shipyards of London all the way to the shores of Lake Titicaca. But I finally had the opportunity to visit the ship myself and can now add an exciting update to the story. Categorised [...]

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Amantica Lodge Lake Titicaca: Calm and Serenity

Alice Farkas — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 16:48:25 +0000

Our Head of Marketing gives her first-hand review of Amantica Lodge Lake Titicaca, having personally stayed at the luxurious private villa, located on Amantaní Island in Peru. Amantica Lodge Lake Titicaca As I cruised towards to the island under the midday sun, cutting through the stillness of the lake, Amantica Lodge slowly came into view. Perched on a [...]

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Candelaria Festival in Puno Pays Homage to the Virgin of Candlemas

Marisol — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 02:32:00 +0000

The month of February is filled annually with festivities and carnivals in many corners of the world; Peru is no exception. The first two weeks of February are replete with colors, music and dancing as people flock to Puno, a city in the Altiplano on Lake Titicaca, to celebrate Puno’s patron saint during La Fiesta [...]

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Discovering Taquile Island, Lake Titicaca

Alice Farkas — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:27:35 +0000

Taquile Island On a recent visit to the expansive and picturesque Lake Titicaca, James and I were rewarded with a visit to a community unlike any other that we had experienced before. Although much of the area is associated with inauthentic gimmicks aimed at attracting tourists, as Marisol described in her post, “Trip Report: Lake [...]

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Trip Report: Lake Titicaca

Marisol — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 04:13:39 +0000

By Marisol Mosquera Lake Titicaca experience I have visited Lake Titicaca a number of times, mostly on the Peruvian side but also on the Bolivian one. There are many ways to visit the lake on the way from Bolivia to Peru, from Peru to Bolivia as well as while visiting either of the two countries [...]

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Alpacas at Hacienda Mallkini

Alice Farkas — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:33:27 +0000

Not many travellers arrive at Juliaca Airport without heading straight to Lake Titicaca, but this time was to be an exception. We were on our way to another attraction of the Peruvian Altiplano: Hacienda Mallkini, an extensive ranch where Alpacas are raised to produce the most exquisite quality of wool, used to make all manner [...]

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Luquina Chico Community Based Tourism

Marisol — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:27:42 +0000

In order to broaden the options for those wanting to visit indigenous communities living beside Lake Titicaca, Marisol Mosquera of Aracari has recently visited the village of Luquina Chico, a small and rarely visited rural population living on the tip of the Chucuito peninsula. [...]

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