Airline says overweight tourists must pay for extra seat to fly over Nazca Lines
The tourist airline Aeroparacas has sent out the following communique: Lima, 23 de Marzo del 2011 Attention: Travel Agents I am writing to inform you…
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UNESCO Chief: ‘Machu Picchu is a victim of its own success’
As Peru prepares to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Hiram Bingham’s discovery of Machu Picchu, the chief of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, told reporters Monday that tourist access must be limited to protect and preserve the site.
Orchid specialists to visit Cusco Feb. 25-28 for conservation conference
“The old orchid hunter lay back on his pillow, his body limp with the effort of talking so long. He coughed and a ripple of pain ran through the wasted length of him beneath the covers. Still his eyes burned unwaveringly bright with the memory of the places he had seen and the things he had done, bright with the unquenchable passion for the life he would never suffer or enjoy again.
Yale and Cusco university sign deal for return of Machu Picchu artifacts
An agreement signed Friday between Yale University and Peru’s National University of San Antonio Abad in Cusco will usher the return of thousands of artifacts to Cusco a century after Hiram Bingham removed them from Machu Picchu, the celebrated “lost city” of the Inca.
Support the Open Allies for Airfare Transparency coalition
Fertur Peru Travel today joins fellow members of the American Society of Travel Agencies (ASTA) in support of the initiative for Full Access to Fare…