The Valley is a wonderful place to spend time: it’s got warm, friendly people, spectacular views, and plenty of mysterious ruins. But even when you live in a place that many consider to be a kind of Paradise, sometimes, you need a change a scenery. A place that’s hot, where […]
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Skylodge: The Coolest – Or Scariest – Hotel In The Sacred Valley
Imagine this: sleeping with a view over the Andes mountains all around, with the night sky twinkling overhead, and the greenery of the Sacred Valley visible below your bed. Six hundred metres below your bed. Yipes! So it is at Skylodge Adventure Suites, a collection of unique sky pods that […]
Recycling Inspiration At Machu Picchu Pueblo
Many here in the Valley have wondered what we can do with our waste. For many expats, tossing plastics, glass bottles and aluminium cans into the trash just feels wrong. Unfortunately, there are not many recycling points here yet, though there are some, such as that in front of Kaia […]
A Luxury Trip To The Sacred Valley
By Chere Di Boscio I remember hearing their stories: friends returned from Peru exuberant; cheeks flushed with health from the pure air of the Andes, eyes flashing with enthusiasm for what they’d seen. They raved about people who spoke ancient languages and ate strains of produce that hadn’t yet been […]
Exploring The Peruvian Amazon With Rainforest Expeditions
By Paradis Harirchian When I was a little kid, I remember being captivated by nature documentaries. One of the many things that really captured by imagination were the bone rattling howls of a creature that seemed almost mythic: the howler monkey. These formidable guys seem to have the manes of lions, […]