The first time I laid eyes on Machu Picchu was 16 years ago, and even though I do not consider myself a particularly spiritual person, what I experienced in that moment was profound, and has stayed with me. It’s the same each time I return.
As a family-owned company, Fertur Peru Travel is an active supporter of Manos Unidas — The Camino Nuevo School of Cusco, a non-profit private school, providing quality education, teacher training and parent advocacy for special needs children in Cusco.
In 1532, the Inca Ñusta Quispe Sisa was just 15 years old. She attracted the attention of Conquistador Francisco Pizarro, a 54-year-old bachelor, who was charmed by the girl’s cheerful nature and vivacious manner.
[Originally published July 21, 2012] Every year, freezing temperatures wreck havoc in the southern Altiplano regions of Cusco, Huancavelica and Puno, claiming the lives of hundreds of children and elderly people.
