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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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Mountain Walking Holidays in Spain

Pura — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:03:16 +0000

I always think that this photo looks as if it can’t be real. Of course, it is. Not only hasn’t it been adjusted in any way, in fact it was taken by one of our own team with a little point and shoot camera. This was during our Picos Walk holiday, one of our guided [...]

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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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Walking in Peru, the story of Mountain Lodges of Peru, part 3

Sarah — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:06:29 +0000

The community Aside from those working directly for the lodges, the company also supports the wider community and you are welcome to visit these projects if you have an interest. In the village of Mollepata the company founded Yanapana Peru – a social project to help create sustainable sources of income for the locals. It [...]

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Walking in Peru, the story of Mountain Lodges of Peru, part 2

Sarah — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:48:29 +0000

Before the lodges were built hardly anyone in the community had regular income. The owners invited everyone from the communities they operate in to attend an open day. They interviewed everyone that came and those who wanted to work and showed the willingness to learn were offered work. Very few of the their new recruits [...]

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Walking in Peru, the story of Mountain Lodges of Peru, part 1

Sarah — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:37:31 +0000

When someone decides to build a couple of lodges in the middle of remote, stunning mountain scenery near Machu Picchu then alarm bells will clearly ring for those of us who care about protecting these places. Surely it would destroy the feeling of remoteness that makes the mountains so special. Then there are environmental considerations [...]

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Family adventures in the Pyrenees

Pura — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:07:17 +0000

This photo is too good to have been taken by me. This belongs to one of my colleagues Jaime Lahoz who happens to be a real photographer. This was taken last summer during one of our Pyrenees family adventure holidays which take place in the Pallars Sobira Valley. The subject of the photo is the [...]

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