Feeling at home, truly at ease in another’s country is a difficult emotion to create. You can’t just slip into a different culture. So we have done our doing our best to smooth your path by introducing our friends in the city service. In fact this is less of a…
There aren’t many places in the world where the word unique is an understatement, but it barely does justice to the 35 volcanic islands (and counting) that constitute the archipelago of the Galapagos Islands set 1000km off the Pacific coast of Ecuador. With 43% of the wildlife species endemic to…
Huge swathes of rainforest cover almost two-thirds of Peru. The Amazon Rainforest is the world’s largest tropical rainforest and can be visited either with a luxury Amazon cruise accessed from Iquitos i the north, or basing yourrself in a jungle lodge in Tambopata reserve, accessed from Puerto Maldonado in the south of the country….
Named after the shape of giant tortoise shells, the Galapágos Islands are a treasure trove of marine and animal life some 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) off the Pacific coast of Ecuador. A trip to this remarkable archipelago of 35 volcanic islands is a truly unforgettable experience, a real, close encounter…
We are starting a new section in our blog called Sights & Sounds of Aracari, where we will upload videos from all our trips. Starting with a charming capture of the grace of the Marinera, a graceful and romantic couple’s dance that uses handkerchiefs as props. The dance is an…
About Gaston Acurio Gaston Acurio is considered one of the most important chefs in the world, and is often referred to as the ‘ambassador’ or ‘architect’ of the Peruvian culinary movement. Gaston set up the restaurant Astrid y Gaston, in Lima which is frequently included in the World’s Top 50 Restaurant List….