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Peru and Galapagos holiday feedback

Pura — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:12:27 +0000

We love to hear from our customers once they get back from their holidays. This week has been a goodie with clients dropping by to leave some beautiful framed photos of a jaguar they saw in the Peruvian Amazon. Just incredible images of an animal so rarely seen that apparently the guides were every bit as excited as our clients! Then some touching feedback via Responsible Travel.

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Machu Picchu limits visitors to 2,500 per day

Pura — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:56:51 +0000

Hard on the heels of restrictions on the climbing of Huayna Picchu comes the news that visitor numbers to the site itself are to be limited to 2,500 per day. This is significantly more than the 917 a day (no more than 385 at any one time) advocated by UNESCO. The Peruvian government was pushing [...]

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Entrance fees to Huayna Picchu

Pura — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:33:38 +0000

Today we have been informed that as from the 15th of July , in order to climb Huayna Picchu (the big sugar loaf mountain behind Machu Picchu) the following new rules (in blue) are now in place, not only limiting the number but also adding a surcharge for those wishing to attempt this climb: 1: [...]

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Machu Picchu by the back door

Pura — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:45:11 +0000

This image is from an interesting, and beautifully illustrated, piece on the hike from Choquequirao to Machu Picchu in the New York Times This is a stunning trip which we have recently added to our portfolio of Peru holidays. The hiking is tough but the rewards phenomenal as you can read in this article. If [...]

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Machu Picchu closed on 7th July 2011

Pura — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:31:53 +0000

Updated 03rd May 2011. FALSE ALARM! The Peruvian authorities have decided that closing Machu Picchu in the height of the season isn’t such a good idea after all. You can probably expect some disruption to your visit if you are going to be at the site on either the 6th or 7th July 2011. Hopefully [...]

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Ceviche

Robin — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:46:14 +0000

Every country has it’s national dish. In Peru it is undoubtedly ceviche. It is a dish of fish marinated in lime juice, the acid from which actually ,’cooks’ the fish. It is mixed with finely sliced red onions and chilli, served on a plate with lettuce, corn on the cob and sweet potato. Try it with an ice-cold Inca [...]

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Machu Picchu entrance tickets new rules

Pura — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:30:57 +0000

As of February 2011 there is a new electronic procedure to purchase tickets to Machu Picchu The Peruvian National Institute for Cultural Affairs (INC) has set up new procedures for purchasing entrance tickets to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. The entrance to Machu Picchu will now be sold online only. Visitors must provide the [...]

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Walking to Machu Picchu

Sarah — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:13:40 +0000

Looking out over the Vilcabamba mountains A client called in recently to say she was getting in a bit of a flap about the prospect of hiking up to 4,600m on the lodge to lodge walking holiday to Machu Picchu. I completely understood as I had got myself in a similar flap a few months [...]

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Peru and Brazil Holiday

Pura — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:18:02 +0000

Clients and porter on the Inca Trail This is some feedback from clients recently returned from our Walk and Beach, Peru Brazil combination holiday. I put it up here because I really like the sentiment, it simply tallies with the thinking behind Pura Aventura holidays. “Peru was wonderful…..everything was so well organised, our guide was [...]

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Walking in Peru, the story of Mountain Lodges of Peru, part 4

Sarah — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:14:50 +0000

The Lodges There are four lodges built along the trek and it took over 10,000 mule journeys to complete them. The first lodge has 12 room and the others just 6. Each one was designed by a local architect using local stone, wood and straw in the traditional adobe Inca style. Construction was supervised and [...]

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