Experience Holy Week in Peru for unforgettable insight into Peru's rich history and traditions. Holy Week in Peru Travel to Peru to coincide with the most important Holy Week Procession in Cuzco and a unique Good Friday procession in the Colca Canyon. Stay in the most luxurious and charismatic accommodations in Peru, taste the legendary Peruvian cuisine, and visit the attractions with the insider knowledge of our specialist guides. Peru Festivals Check out our guide to Peru festivals for information and dates on the key festivals in the Peruvian calendar. Planning a trip Experience and enjoy the Peru festivals and folklore as part of a tailormaed trip Peru. Our expert travel planners will arrange your visit to be expertly guided and can advise you how best to plan your trip to take into account Peru festivals. Contact us for expert travel advice on travelling for Holy Week in Peru.
Experience Holy Week in Peru for unforgettable insight into Peru’s rich history and traditions. Holy Week in Peru Travel to Peru to coincide with the most important Holy Week Procession in Cuzco and a unique Good Friday procession in the Colca Canyon. Stay in the most luxurious and charismatic accommodations…
Corpus Christi Peru Festival in Cusco The Corpus Christi Peru Festival is the most important religious festival celebrated in Cusco, and features an impressive array of processions, dances and ceremonies. It is the Festival of all the Cuzquenians, where the entire population participates. It is the festivity that most clearly exemplifies the syncretism that exists in the practice of Catholicism in the Andes. Traveling to Cusco for the Corpus Christi Peru Festival Corpus Christi Peru Festival is not an event created for tourists, but an important religious celebration for the Cusco locals. Because of this, we recommend enjoying the celebrations accompanied by a local guide who can explain the cultural and religious significance behind the pageantry which is otherwise hard to follow, and take you to the best spots to view the procession. Read our complete guide to enjoying the festival in Cusco. Aracari offers tailormade tours to Peru to coincides with the Corpus Christi celebrations in Cusco. This is the best time of the year weather-wise to visit Peru. Contact us to speak to an expert travel planner. The best festivals in Peru Read more about the wide arrange of festivals and events in Peru and view our Peru festival calendar.
Corpus Christi Peru Festival in Cusco The Corpus Christi Peru Festival is the most important religious festival celebrated in Cusco, and features an impressive array of processions, dances and ceremonies. It is the Festival of all the Cuzquenians, where the entire population participates. It is the festivity that most clearly…
Redefining travel in the Chilean and Bolivian Altiplanos, including the Salar de Uyuni In March 2007 we suggested a visit to the highlands of south-western Bolivia, calling it an Adventure of a Lifetime. In late 2007 we revisited the region to re-experience this journey - only this time our travel experience was taken to an entirely new level. Thanks to the Explora company's special journey: Travesia to the Chilean and Bolivian altiplanos, and the Salar de Uyuni, visiting this enigmatic region is now more comfortable than ever. We were not only marvelled by the virgin wilderness and mind-blowing scenery of this unique region; but we also were delighted by all the fabulous details that have been incorporated into the travel experience. Explora transports guests overland through pristine and remote wilderness and brilliantly integrates creature comforts from their luxury hotels along the way. The days are spent exploring with Javier, the Explora guide (he is pictured above), who accompanies guests every step of the way. His combination of technical expertise; local knowledge and sharp sense of humour perfectly equip him to lead explorations he mostly designs himself. Imagine climbing the sacred Tunupa volcano in the middle of the Uyuni salt lake. From the summit of the volcano, the beauty and mystery of Uyuni can be blinding. While in Bolivia, guests enjoy a camping experience like no other in South America. Alpaca blankets, hot showers and gourmet food are just some of the highlights. Just to give you an idea of the logistics involved, a chef from the Explora Atacama hotel (Marcelo is pictured below) travels ahead of the group so that he can arrive at each campsite in advance to prepare fresh and elaborate meals designed with the altitude and excursions in mind. A dedicated staff accompanies him to set up
Redefining travel in the Chilean and Bolivian Altiplanos, including the Salar de Uyuni In March 2007 we suggested a visit to the highlands of south-western Bolivia, calling it an Adventure of a Lifetime. In late 2007 we revisited the region to re-experience this journey – only this time our travel…
Celebrating 2008, the Year of the Potato Looking from a Western perspective (perhaps over a plate of fries), the United Nations declaration that 2008 will be the Year of the Potato, might be incorrectly perceived to be yet another example of officialdom gone nuts. The humble, homely potato is often seen as an object of derision in the West, in centuries past as a 'food for the poor', and today in phrases such as 'potato head' or 'couch potato'. And yet this unbelievably hardy, flexible, nutritious, low-fat food is the most consumed vegetable in the World, with over 6,000 different 'cultivated types' and 213 million tonnes grown to eat each year. In South America, the potato has been a resident feature for over 13,000 years when scientists believe wild varieties grew on the Chilean coast. No later than 7,000 years ago, Andean peoples farmed potatoes possibly on the northern Bolivian altiplano between lakes Titicaca and Poopó. Like the people living on this windswept land, some 12,000 feet above sea level, the potato had to be extraordinarily hardy and tenacious - enduring poor soil, radical temperature swings and frosts at any time of the year. Where most plants withered, the potato thrived. In the early 16th Century, the Spanish introduced the potato to Europe, initially as a botanic curiosity (solanum tuberosum). Alas, first impressions were typically negative, with the Europeans believing the potato to be poisonous or evil since it also belongs to the 'nightshade' family. Nevertheless, its innate goodness eventually won them over and potato cultivation became the 'bread' of Europe's industrial revolution. In fact, there are claims that the potato does more than fill the stomach - some say rheumatism can be prevented if you carry a potato in your pocket, facial blemishes may be removed by washing
Celebrating 2008, the Year of the Potato Looking from a Western perspective (perhaps over a plate of fries), the United Nations declaration that 2008 will be the Year of the Potato, might be incorrectly perceived to be yet another example of officialdom gone nuts. The humble, homely potato is…
Summer Skiing with a difference at Portillo, Chile With our primary goals firmly cemented in the importance of exemplary personal service and unique travel experiences, it was only a matter of time before we were seduced by the charms of Portillo, South America's oldest ski area. Standing in the shadow of Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Americas, the sunshine-yellow facade of the Hotel Portillo is a welcoming site for the lucky ones who discover this all-inclusive ski experience, a two hour drive from the capital of Santiago. Standing alone, the Hotel commandeers the powder white slopes giving you and your maximum of 500 fellow guests exclusive access to the numerous all-ability slopes and 13 chair lifts leading to them, including a one-of-a-kind lift that was specifically designed for Portillo to cope with steepness of the expert runs! This compact and beautifully managed ski area, home of the 1966 Alpine World Championships, has been family-run for over fifty years and the Purcell family pride themselves on their personal service with over 450 employees, that's one per guest. "It's like a cruise ship in the mountains," says world champion extreme skier Chris Davenport, a long-time Portillo visitor who holds his annual 'Ski with the Superstars' freeskiing clinic at the resort. Given that this is summer skiing for us, running from late June to early October (best months July and August), the Ski School has the pick of best instructors in the world and is internationally renowned for its quality. This quality extends to its fabulous childcare facilities - Portillo is extremely family-friendly with the resort featuring a nursery, daycare centre and kids camp and offering kids menus, après-ski kids entertainment and 'Kids Ski Free Weeks'. Trips to Portillo will start from 2008 and can be combined with visits to a number
Summer Skiing with a difference at Portillo, Chile With our primary goals firmly cemented in the importance of exemplary personal service and unique travel experiences, it was only a matter of time before we were seduced by the charms of Portillo, South America’s oldest ski area. Standing in the shadow…
La Ruta de los Murales with Lisy Kuon Photo Credit: World Monuments Fund In our view, artistic gems shine brighter with the illuminating presence of a true passionate specialist by your side. We uniquely work with some of the leading experts in the fields of archaeology, art and culture in South America including Elizabeth 'Lisy' Kuon, a charming and fascinating Cuzco-born specialist in Colonial art and art history. With Lisy's help we are introducing a new exciting trip day trip south-east of Cuzco to visit the unassuming, quiet villages of Huaro, Andahuaylillas and Oropesa whose humble churches unexpectedly house mesmerizing and spectacular frescoes and murals. The seventeenth century church at Andahuaylillas, some 41 kms from Cuzco, is known as the 'Sistine Chapel of America', with its huge Cusqueña canvasses decorating the upper walls, unusual murals and ceiling painted with Spanish flowers. The mural, deemed the most important in all the colonial churches in the Cuzco region by the World Monuments Fund*, was decorated by Don Luis de Riaño in 1629, inspired by the humanist teachings of local priest, Don Juan Perez de Bocanegra. Later, between 1675 and 1699, a similarly inspiring church was built in nearby village Huaro. Detailed with mural paintings and polychrome sculptures in a style that symbolizes the coming together of European and indigenous schools at this time. Located a short distance from Cuzco, this unique artwork brought to life by a true specialist like Lisy, perfectly illustrates the richness of art found in even the most humble of locations in the extraordinary country of Peru. Please contact us to book a visit or for more information. * The World Monuments Fund funded the restoration of Huaro Church. Andahuaylillas Church is currently on the 2008 World Monuments Watch List.
La Ruta de los Murales with Lisy Kuon Photo Credit: World Monuments Fund In our view, artistic gems shine brighter with the illuminating presence of a true passionate specialist by your side. We uniquely work with some of the leading experts in the fields of archaeology, art and culture…
