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Peru's Machu Picchu reopens
Lima :: Peru | 3 years ago
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Mara Seminario, the tourism vice-minister, said hundreds of foreign visitors entered the 15th century ruins after the reopening on Thursday morning. Musicians playing on "pututu", traditional instruments made out of conch shells, welcomed the first
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Hotels Hot In Peru As New Developments Drive Boom
Lima :: NY :: USA | 3 years ago
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Widespread tourist attractions, stable politics and a robust economy are contributing to a boom in the hotel industry in Peru, where a wide range of international hotel chains are looking to open more rooms. The Trade and Tourism Ministry says Peru
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Peru To Reopen Machu Picchu, Inca Trail In April
Lima :: NY :: USA | over 3 years ago
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Peru plans to reopen two key tourist sites April 1, which have been closed due to damage caused by heavy rains. The government will reopen the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, and the famous mountain trail, the Inca Trail, that leads to that ruin, the
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Dangerous, But Hardly a Thrill Ride
Cusco :: Peru | over 3 years ago
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Besides its catchy title, Carl Hoffman's The Lunatic Express (out tomorrow from Broadway Books) has an irresistible premise: a harrowing journey around the world on what the subtitle promises calls " Its Most Dangerous Buses, Boats, Trains, and
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Peru says Machu Picchu service back soon
Lima :: Peru | over 3 years ago
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Peru — Peruvian officials say they expect train service to the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu will be restored March 29. Fierce rains in January washed out the rail link, the only terrestrial means of arrival other than by foot. Transport minister
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Chic On The Street: Granny Style
Cusco :: Peru | over 3 years ago
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Deborah, an architecture student, is wearing her sister’s tunic from Rapsodia , and, get this, her grandma’s tights. (“It’s true,” she exclaimed and showed us the waistband at her ribcage. “See how high!”) We also heart the red accents from the
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Peru lifts some Machu Picchu claims against Yale
Lima :: Peru | over 3 years ago
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Conn. — Peru has voluntarily agreed to withdraw fraud and conspiracy allegations it made against Yale University in a lawsuit seeking the return of Inca artifacts removed from Machu Picchu nearly a century ago. The South American nation recently
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Air fares, hotel rates slashed to bring tourists back to Machu Picchu region
Lima :: Peru | over 3 years ago
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Tourism Minister Martin Perez says the promotion will be extended first to domestic tourists before being offered to international visitors.Perez says the offer will include 50 per cent price cuts for air fares to Cuzco and rooms at the city's main
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Seven tourists dead in Peru plane crash
Lima :: Peru | over 3 years ago
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The Cessna plane carrying three Chilean tourists and four Peruvians crashed near the highway running next to the World Heritage Site, 420km south of the capital Lima. The plane, owned by the Nasca Airlines tour company was completely destroyed in the
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CLIMATE-PERU: El Niño Throws a Tantrum
Peru :: IN :: USA | over 3 years ago
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Peru's lack of disaster prevention policies and measures, combined with climate imbalances in South America, have led to the loss of dozens of lives and thousands of homes in this Andean country in the last few months. Excessive rains have caused
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