Tag: sacred valley

November 04, 2024/ Activities / 0 Comments

Flora and fauna of the Sacred Valley

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 […]

October 15, 2024/ Activities / 0 Comments

Written in the stars – Hotel Sol y Luna featured in Wanderlust archaeo-astronomy tour

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 […]

September 15, 2024/ Activities / 0 Comments

Birdwatching in the Sol y Luna gardens

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 […]

 
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