Travel Blog
02 December 2024
Peru consolidated its reputation as one of the best travel destinations in the world after winning in three categories of the 2024 World Travel Awards.
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23 November 2024
As the most popular travel destination in South America and with increased capacity at Machu Picchu Peru expects record visitor numbers in 2025
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15 November 2024
For any Peru visit Cusco offers travelers accommodation for every budget from backpacker hostels to the best hotels in the 4- and 5-star range
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08 November 2024
If you travel in the low season, you can book the Inca Trail and other Cusco trips and accommodation at the last minute instead of months in advance.
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24 May 2023
It was not about an obligation or myths, it was about giving true love to the Sun God, the Inti Raymi is a festival of worship and gratitude.
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26 April 2023
Cusco prepares for the festivities and cultural activities, saying goodbye to the refreshing rain and welcoming the sun of June, the Sun of the Incas.
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31 January 2020
Take our taxi, it will take you completely comfortable from the Cusco airport to Ollantaytambo, then we board you on the train to Machu Picchu.
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10 January 2020
Ukukus is reborn, for more than 30 years it has governed the nights of Cusco, it is the party at the end of the road, the obligatory last night in Cusco for tourists.
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27 December 2019
Information on what to bring and what to do in the rainy season in Machu Picchu
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02 December 2019
The Peruvian jungle is one of the last refuges of natural life, we are dedicated to preserving it with the support of tourists who visit the area for pleasure or support.
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24 October 2019
Availability for Inca Trail 2020 check & buy tickets
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20 September 2019
When you will arrive to Umantay Lake you will connect with mother earth and try to live the experience of the ancient people or Qeshuas (Incas), ‘cause this place was sacred and most knowing as soul and mind purification center
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28 March 2019
At the end of the great rivers of the Andes and the Jungle, above the clouds, is Choquequirao, built to accommodate the visitor and the traveler
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01 November 2018
Lares is the name of a small village north of Cusco, a beautiful place to make an Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
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20 June 2018
The city of Cusco, known as the Navel of the World, Historic Capital of Peru, Imperial City, is considered within the most beautiful cities of America. In older times, it was the capital of the Inca Empire
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20 May 2018
Tambomachay has been a nearby accommodation, a house, and this site
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09 May 2018
Chinchero known as the city of the Rainbow and it is located 28 km. northwest of Cusco, about 3160 m., flanked by snow-capped Salkantay, Veronica and Soray. The view from here is breathtaking. Chinchero belongs to the province of Urubamba, department of Cusco
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20 April 2018
Cusco is the capital of the Incas and today it is also a center with many tourist activities, traditional customs and rich living culture
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15 February 2017
Yes, Machu Picchu is not only made of stone, it is also made of chocolate and this was demonstrated by our talented chefs who made a scale replica of the wonder
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10 January 2017
From Cusco leads a spectacular way through mountains and jungle to the Manu National Park. It is recommended to start the route early
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03 November 2016
The museum hosted pieces of porpular art, old photographies of Cusco, paints and comtemporary cusquenian scuttures.
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20 May 2016
Machu Picchu is one of the destinations that anyone around the world must know at some point
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13 May 2016
Andahuaylillas jewel is the church of St. Peter the Apostle. Conceived by the Jesuits was built at the very beginning of the seventeenth century.
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06 May 2016
The Inti Raymi or Festival of the Sun was the most important religious holiday during the time of the Incas.
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22 April 2016
Seven Tinajas located in the District of Echarate at a distance of 20 kilometers from the city of Quillabamba the capital of the Province of the Convention
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15 April 2016
he canyon is located in the mountains of Torontoypata, Huynapata town has a length of 150 m. and reaches 10 m. wide with walls that reach 60 m.
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08 April 2016
The suspension bridge Q'eswachaka is a creation of the Andean civilization so exquisite in their technical and functional in your organization, do not stop to astonish the world with its half millennium of life
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01 April 2016
The festivities are held on May 3 in the whole area of Cusco and very hubbub universal sense, is to worship the cross.
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18 March 2016
It is one of the most sacred places in the city of Machu Picchu and it is important that you have a lot of respect when you enter this sacred and ancient place.
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11 March 2016
High above the colonial market town of Pisac, today the gateway for many tourists to the Sacred Valley, are some of the finest Inca ruins in existence.
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04 March 2016
Experiential tourismo in cusco is the best option to be a part of this epic city and culture
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26 February 2016
After having conducted a thorough technical evaluation of the state of conservation; retaining walls, stairways, halls and platforms Machu Picchu
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11 February 2016
The myth of Inkariy says that sooner or later this man will return to bring order to the chaotic world.
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05 February 2016
Majestic mountain of Ausangate in Cusco region, the same cross with Salkantay to a vigilant
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21 January 2016
Inca Trail is closed in February of every year for maintenance of the roads and accesses. This work is carried out by the organizations that monitor Machu Picchu
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28 December 2015
Sacsayhuamna one of the best mysteries in whole constructions of Inka Empire returned with this precious article
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02 December 2015
Wata is a new important archaelogical complex located in Cusco, but a little far from the city
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03 November 2015
Ollantaytambo as you never know with a lot of commentaries of great adventures and important persons
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20 October 2015
The best way to get to this remote site at the edge of Peru's enchanting 'cloud forest'? By mule, as the friends and explorers Hugh Thomson and Benedict Allen found out
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24 September 2015
See the fabulous documentary video that National Geographic made telling about the history, geography, archaeology, tourism and a lot of magic about Machu Picchu
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17 September 2015
Located in Cusco department, Salkantay (6,271 feet) is the final part of the trek that combines a majestic setting with great natural beauty and the most famous pre-Hispanic ruins of the world which are Machu Picchu and Inca Trail.
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03 September 2015
Several tourists who were visiting the Huayna Picchu were surprised when approached by an Andean bear, which immediately captivated.
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27 August 2015
All pretales horses cast their bells to bring terror to the Indians. For just being Spanish it was new to Atobaliba of Indians who had spied that the Spaniards were all stuck in a warehouse full of fear, and that none appeared on the square; and truth the Indian said, because I heard many Spaniards who urinated without feeling of pure fear.
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13 August 2015
Puerto Maldonado by boat and adjacent to the Tambopata National Reserve are
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03 August 2015
This long Trek to Ausangate (6384m), offers glimpses of high altitude wildlife and local residents alongside the spectacular snow-capped
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23 July 2015
All visitors are advised to weigh in Manu Rainforest, cloudforest in general amazon
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10 July 2015
This area is an archaeological complex of Cusco, before little visited by tourists, but that gradually is being increasingly visited by those who want to know
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30 June 2015
The annual Festival of the Virgen del Carmen or festival of Paucartambo is a colorful mix of Andean pre-Columbian ceremonies and Catholic religion in which masked costumed dancers relive ancient gods and rites.
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23 June 2015
The ruins of Choquequirao are majestic and many have compared to the sanctuary of Machu Picchu, Choquequirao (from the Quechua chuqi gold and k'iraw, cot, ie
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16 June 2015
The Ministry of Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) announced today that the second safe prime tourist corridor will launch in August in the city of Cusco, and join the imperial capital with the sanctuary of Machu Picchu.
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09 June 2015
The Inti Raymi or Festival of the Sun was an Inca ceremony to be performed on an annual basis in Cusco
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05 June 2015
Machu Picchu was elected as one of them entering in the second place after the Angkor Wat.
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28 May 2015
While performing the second Macro-tourism Pacific Alliance, which takes place in Mexico, the representative of Beijing Sunny International Travel Agency, Zhang Ji, said Cusco, Iquitos and Lima are attractions of great potential in the Asian market and Chinese tourists prefer these destinations.
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21 May 2015
Lagoon Wetland Huacarpay Lucre, is located in the valley of the Vilcanota River, District of Lucre, Quispicanchis Province, Cusco Department, 27 Km.
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14 May 2015
Yanacocha Lagoon is located in the district of Huayllabamba in the province of Urubamba, department of Cusco.
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07 May 2015
In the north of the Inca Cusco, at the foot of the Archaeological Park of Sacsayhuaman, it is the palace of Qolqanpata, whose construction is attributed to the legendary Manco Capac, founder of the great Inca Empire and the dynasty of Urin Qosqo.
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29 April 2015
Researchers at the Machu Picchu Archaeological Park, found a new stretch of the trail, which would lead to the Inca citadel and later could relieve visits to this destination.
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16 April 2015
Ollantaytambo is an excellent site in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, here all kinds of vitrified and moulded stones can be observed.
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09 April 2015
Today to reach the beautiful citadel of Machu Picchu is available about 3 routes, among them this time will describe the whole journey of one of them:
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26 March 2015
About 130 thousand parishioners will be present this March 30, Easter Monday, the procession of the Lord of the Earthquakes, year after year attracts the Incas to the main square of Cusco, to renew their faith and receive his blessing; this as a prelude to the celebration of Easter.
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06 March 2015
The Natural History Museum is part of the School of Biological Sciences UNSAAC exhibits geological and paleontological samples of Cusco and its suburbs, also exhibits representative specimens of biodiversity in the region. These include the tusk of a mammoth that lived across the continent about 8000 years ago.
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26 February 2015
During the early 14th century the Inca Kingdom and their neighboring Tribes and Kingdoms were at war with each other over power and resources...Later under Emperor Pachacuteq he reorganized the kingdom of Cusco into an empire.
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19 February 2015
The traditional and historic neighborhood of San Blas is located a few blocks from the Plaza de Armas, is known as the
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12 February 2015
One of the most cooked dishes during this carnival in february is the delicious T'impu or Puchero, which is a traditional dish during this festivities and this food appears in all family lunch tables. T'impu is a word in runasimi language that means cooked and in that sense means cooked meat & vegetables.
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05 February 2015
Among the attractions that vistantes choose to visit during this period are: Choquequirao, Huchuyqosqo, Cachiccata, Salkantay among others
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29 January 2015
If you don't want to hire a travel agency or wade through the backpacking options in popular guidebooks, considerable due diligence is required to get you to Peru then to Cusco then to Aguas Calientes, and from there up to the amazing Inca ruins.
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22 January 2015
Cusco has astonished from the first Spanish writings to the vision of the current men who cultivate the Andean faith, it is a source of history and magic
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15 January 2015
The District of Machu Picchu going to apply the security plan of Miraflores (district in Lima - Perú) for international and national tourists. This announcement was realized by the mayor Jorge Muñoz Wells.
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08 January 2015
The new year presented new adventures and for that reason Nevizatv Cusco diffused a video on Youtube with the magnificent areas and Archaeological Places of the imperial city Cusco, and this was thanks to an experiment to flying a drone incorporated with a camera, which recorded all our city.
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26 December 2014
The Q'eswachaka bridge is a sample of the living tradition that so far with their rituals and community work, ayni, shows up that attracts the visitors to have the joy of living the still existing tangible and intangible culture of the Incas and continue to use this bridge.
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18 December 2014
In the actuality the technology offers to travelers, the different approaches to Machu Picchu, Modern World Wonder.
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05 December 2014
Three alleys of volcanic soil formed millions of years ago by erosion stand out. In the place you can also observe a variety of Andean flora and fauna.
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27 November 2014
The new rate will be for adults S /. 45 and S /. 22 for students respectively, which will be available from 13:00 pm, and will be valid for at least 6 months. Thus it is intended that the entrance to the citadel of Machu Picchu is not only in the morning hours in most tourists take it.
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20 November 2014
Located in high part of the capital of San Sebastian district to the upper side in the Inka Trail of San Sebastian to Qorqocha and Yuncaypata, above a hill and the sides drained by two streams. This place It consists of enclosures, walkways, underpasses, rock carvings, funerary structures, canal system.
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13 November 2014
The archaeological site of Qhataqasapatallaqta is located in the south east of Cusco city, in the foothills of Q'ompo Huanakauri.
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30 October 2014
The archaeological complex of Machupitumarca is located into the peasant village of Consachapi (Pitumarca district), to 3565 meters above the sea level and according to data collected the construction, this complex belongs to Pre Inca culture of Canchis.
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25 October 2014
In order to reassess the Cusco traditions and celebrate the upcoming November 1 All Saints' Day, the Municipality of Cusco will celebrate a festival where Tanta Wawa and sucker cusqueño 2014 will have a place for unite the traditions with the tourism, in the Plaza San Francisco.
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16 October 2014
The beginning of Inca Trail with direction to Machu Picchu citadel, is by the Qori Wayrachina town at kilometer 88 of the railroad Cusco - Quillabamba, travel time is at least 3 or 4 days.
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07 October 2014
The imperial city Cusco, meaning ‘navel of the earth,’ was laid out in the form of a puma, the animal that symbolized the Inca dynasty. The belly of the puma was the main plaza, the river Tullumayo formed its spine, and the hill of Sacsayhuaman its head.
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19 September 2014
The Incas had three laws by which they tried to live: don’t steal, don’t lie and don’t be lazy. The first two are ubiquitous across most cultures but the third is, perhaps, more unusual.
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25 August 2014
The tour in the city of Cusco includes a visit to excellent contemporary and modern museums with a large collection of art, curiosities and Inca legacy
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21 August 2014
Three excellent routes for the most demanding walkers, lovers of the beauty of the mountains and nature, as well as our rich cultural legacy of the Incas
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23 June 2014
The beginning of the Inca new year was celebrated with the Inti Raymi, a great ceremony to thank the Sun god with the most important festival of ancient Peru.
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23 May 2014
We thank the sun god with these offerings, troupes and dances, our tourist friends are also invited to give gratitude at Inti Raymi 2023
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19 May 2014
Andahuaylillas is a romantic and melancholic look at the life of the old Andes and the colony, what remains there is a true treasure for the tourist
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16 May 2014
Sacsayhuaman is a great Inca complex that crowns the city of Cusco, it not only serves as a tourist attraction, but to date it has many mysteries.
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21 April 2014
The best hotel and luxury chains are found in Cusco, even though the place is small it is a true tourist center with the best services in the world.
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14 April 2014
Twelve dishes at Easter to remember the apostles of Jesus and that over time are the representation of our most nutritious products from the region.
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07 April 2014
The living Inca city of Ollantaytambo in the Sacred Valley of the Incas is currently the maximum reference of how an Inca city was and functioned.
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04 April 2014
We prefer to send our tourists to Ollantaytambo, there they acclimatize, enjoy the outdoors, learn about the Incas and have quick access to Machu Picchu.
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