Peru Travel: A Unique Way to Capture your Machu Picchu Tour

Posted on May 8, 2012 - Category Machu Picchu, Peru, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Located deep in the Andes, Machu Picchu is the gem of Peru. This hidden temple of the Incas was untouched by the Spanish Conquest, and is the final architectural masterpiece of the Inca Empire before its demise. Sitting at 8,000 feet, the terraced land and miraculous stone structures of Machu Picchu cover over 75 acres [...]

Peru Travel News: Photographs of Martin Chambi on Exhibit

Posted on March 30, 2012 - Category Peru, Travel News | Leave a Comment

Martin Chambi is without question one of the greatest photographers that Peru, and indeed South America, has produced. Chambi first gained international recognition for his photographs of Machu Picchu, which were published in magazines, in newspapers like Buenos Aires’ La Nación, and in Hiram Bingham’s first book Inca Land: Explorations in the Highlands of Peru [...]

Volcanoes, Nuns, and Condors: The Natural and Historic Wonders of Arequipa

Posted on March 20, 2012 - Category Destination Highlight, Peru | 1 Comment

For travelers to South America, the past and present influence of religious life is evident everywhere, particularly in architecture and culture. One of the highlights of a visit to Arequipa is Santa Catalina Monastery, which was founded in 1540 and received countless women throughout the colonial period. In fact, it was tradition for upper-class families [...]

Protecting Nature’s Bounty: Ecotourism in Manu National Park

Posted on January 13, 2012 - Category Amazon, Peru, Travel News | Leave a Comment

On January 6, officials from Peru’s national park and tourism agencies met with tour operators to discuss ways to develop Manu National Park as a top ecotourism destination in 2012. With financial backing from SERNANP, Peru’s national park service, the focus will be on maintaining and improving the infrastructure for hosting researchers and travelers, particularly [...]

Destination Highlight: Travel to Machu Picchu on a Long Weekend

Posted on January 3, 2012 - Category Destination Highlight, Peru | Leave a Comment

One of the New Seven Wonders of the World, Machu Picchu is the subject of many an article. As such, it can be difficult to find new things to say about this incredible destination. However, despite anything you can read or any pictures you can see about this magical site, nothing rivals an actual visit. [...]

Peru Travel Tale: Aboard the Andean Explorer from Puno to Cusco

Posted on December 2, 2011 - Category Peru, Travel Tales | 2 Comments

Here is another travel tale from a member of our LAFL team. Today, Hortense, our Marketing & Web Development Manager, tells us about her trip aboard the train from Puno to Cusco. There are several ways to travel from Puno and the magnificent Lake Titicaca region to the ancient city of Cusco, former seat of [...]

Travel Tale: The Essence of Andean Cuisine and Handicrafts in Peru

Posted on November 25, 2011 - Category Culture & Traditions, Peru, Travel Tales | Leave a Comment

Once again, we are delighted to be able to share some of our first-hand travel knowledge. Here is what Connie, content writer at Latin America For Less, has to tell us about the delicious Peruvian cuisine and creative crafts she tasted and found while traveling in Peru. I recently had the chance to visit the [...]

Travel Advisors Hit the Road and Put Their “Know How” to the Test

Posted on May 30, 2011 - Category Peru, Travel Tales | 1 Comment

This last month, a small group of our travel advisers and operators took one of our Arequipa vacations to the breathtaking city of Arequipa and the Colca Canyon region in southern Peru. And it is literally breathtaking. We’re talking elevations of over8,000 feet! Far from our Lima office, we decided to put their travel know [...]