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Unseasonably Cold Weather in Peru 2010
Kurt Kutay
The best time to travel in Peru is during our summer in the northern hemisphere which is winter south of... (Tuesday, July 27, 2010) read more
Peru Rail Booking Issues
Gregg Burke
Wildland has received information that Perurail is assigning spaces on the trains to Machu Picchu randomly, not in the order they have been reserved. So far we have not had any major problems in getting the trains we first... (Thursday, April 22, 2010) read more
Machu Picchu Opens Following Two-month Closure
Machu Picchu, Perus legendary archaeological site officially reopened April 1st following a two-month closure due to flooding. The Machu Picchu citadel did not experience any damage earlier this year during the heavy rains... (Friday, March 26, 2010) read more
Peru Flooding Limits Access to Machu Picchu Tours, Repairs Advancing Ahead of Schedule
PREFACE The official opening date for Machu Picchu is 1st of April, 2010 and our present assessment based on the information presented below is that there is a high chance that Machu Picchu will open by... (Wednesday, March 03, 2010) read more
LAN Peru Launches Flights To Peru from San Francisco
Our favorite and most highly recommend carrier to Latin America, Lan Peru, an affiliate of Lan Airlines, has flights to Peru out of San Francisco, offering four departures per week for trips to Peru on Monday, Tuesday,... (Wednesday, January 06, 2010) read more
Saving the Andean Spectacled Bear
When you travel to Peru with Wildland Adventures, you support conservation and research of the Andean spectacled bear and its habitat. In December, we received very exciting news... (Saturday, January 02, 2010) read more
Inkaterra Peru Welcomes Two Luxury Hotels
La Casona, Cusco's first luxury boutique hotel, opened last month introducing a new level of service and style to the city. Inkaterra, Peruvian hotel purveyor, completely restored and refitted an original colonial manor on... (Wednesday, June 04, 2008) read more
Reservations on Inca Trail Now On First Come Basis
If you are planning to join a Wildland Adventure along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu from March through October 2007 book your trip now to secure your preferred dates. New trail management regulations limit the number of... (Thursday, January 11, 2007) read more
Knowledge is Security: Report from Peru
By Alfredo Ferreryos
Back in the 1980's Peru went through twelve years of extremist activity and we suffered hundreds of events-from blowing up of electricity pylons throwing cities into the dark, car bombs going off in some cities near... (Monday, November 01, 2004) read more
Amazon Rainforest Conservation Center Field Report
The ARCC is open now and operating a small number of groups with absolute success. Wildlife sightings have increased since, 1. construction was finished two years ago, 2. protection of wildlife in our reserve has taken hold,... (Friday, August 01, 2003) read more
New Peru Rail Hiram Bingham Express
This Peruvian rail company has announced the inauguration of the Hiram Bingham Express which will depart from Cusco at 9am, arrive at Machu Picchu around noon, include lunch at the Sanctuary Lodge entrance to the ruins with... (Friday, August 01, 2003) read more
New Museum in Cusco
A new museum has been opened to the public called Museo De Arte Pre-Colombino which is very interesting and focuses on expositions of cultures Pre - Colombian (Nazca, Mochica, Wari, Chimu, Chancay and Inca) We highly... (Friday, August 01, 2003) read more
Unlocking The Rainforest
By Joe Kane, Conde Nast Traveler Magazine
Below is an excerpt from Unlocking The Rainforest (written by Joe Kane) that pertains mostly... (Thursday, December 12, 2002) read more
The New Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum was Inaugurated
The new Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum was inaugurated in November 2002 in Lambayeque, 20 minutes from Chiclayo on the north coast of Peru. Rated as one of the most outstanding archaeological museums in South America, the... (Friday, November 01, 2002) read more
Refurbished Orient Express Train Serves Cusco To Lake Titicaca
The train across the altiplano (high plains) between Cusco and Puno (Lake Titicaca) is now operating with Peru Rail after being taken over and refurbished by the Orient Express company. The new carriages have more spacious... (Saturday, June 01, 2002) read more
Peru News
New flights to, and within, Peru LanPeru has launched daily direct service from New York to Lima, as well as adding a new route to their domestic itinerary creating more frequent and reliable service to... (Saturday, June 01, 2002) read more
New Machu Picchu Sanctuary Hotel
Once known as the Machu Picchu Tourista Hotel, later as the Ruinas Hotel, the inn on the top of the mountain located a few steps away from the entrance to the ruins has a new name and owner. The Machu Picchu Sanctuary Hotel... (Friday, June 01, 2001) read more
