The Sol y Luna Foundation is finishing a year of fundraising by throwing a Christmas Auction. This online auction is open to everyone, no matter where you are. Place your bids via this link before it closes on 6th January 2025. Every bid makes a difference. The auction features 20 […]
Discovering the flora and fauna of the Sacred Valley Peru’s 60km long Sacred Valley is a place of extraordinary natural beauty, colourful history and vibrant culture. Hugging the Urubamba River, the valley covers a range of elevations through the Andes. From towering icy peaks and barren desert landscapes to verdant […]
Travel writer and photographer Mark Stratton recently spent a heavenly week in Peru’s Sacred Valley. “…Immersed within a living Andean landscape…” he writes in the August/September edition of Wanderlust travel magazine, “…little [has] changed since the conquistadors arrived”. A winter visit to the Peruvian Andes with an unusual slant, Mark’s […]
The Sol y Luna gardens – 25 acres of lawns and an abundance of native flowers, trees and shrubs, all connected by winding stone pathways – play host to a wide variety of birdlife, not to mention insects and butterflies. This is perhaps unsurprising, considering that Peru has one of […]
Peru’s Sacred Valley formed the beating heart of the formidable Inca Empire, which stretched from Colombia in the North to Chile in the South and was centred around its capital city at Cusco. Endowed with extraordinary natural beauty, a rich history and vibrant culture, this 60km long verdant agricultural valley […]
In March 2022, an epic adventure unfolded for world-renowned professional enduro mountain biker Kilian Bron – a Frenchman hailing from Annecy in the Alps – and a team of cameramen, documentary makers, photographers and drone operators. Kilian is considered one of the most talented mountain bikers in the world; he […]