“In the Sacred Valley, the lovely Sol y Luna in Urubamba is still the best place to stay.” So writes Travel Editor Elizabeth Hansen of Ranch & Coast, San Diego’s ultimate lifestyle magazine that caters to one of the USA’s most affluent regions in a sunny corner of Southern California. […]
“It’s not as if we can drop everything and fly to Peru,” says the long-suffering Mr Brown in a scene from the recently-released Paddington sequel, Paddington in Peru. Of course, everyone knows what happens to the Brown family a short time later – the title, after all, is a giveaway, […]
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 […]
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 […]
“Today, the country is the region’s most enthralling combination of old and new, indigenous and European, human and natural, cultural highlights and geographical wonders”. When one of the UK’s foremost travel journalists writes that about Peru, it is worth pausing to take note. In a recent article – The […]
“Putting local communities at the heart of the hotel can be achieved in many ways. For those unsure where to start, a good place can be the classroom” – Relais & Châteaux’s Travel Book magazine It is widely recognised that travel can be a force for good, with more […]