The Inti Raymi or “Festival of the Sun” was the biggest festivity, most important, spectacular and magnificent celebrated during the Inca times. Today, the city of Cusco celebrates every June 24th the winter solstice, in other words the beginning of...Read more

The Andean Experience Company has purchased a previously abandoned 1914 historic mansion in the bohemian seaside neighborhood of Barranco in Lima, Peru. After years of meticulous restoration, the property reopened on April 20 as Lima’s first luxury arts boutique hotel....Read more

A unique opportunity for photographers to experience wildlife up close with camera-in-hand surrounded by stunning Chilean Patagonian scenery launches at Tierra Patagonia, who have created a unique five-day puma photography safari for Fall 2013. The photography adventure is led by...Read more

Mountain Lodges of Peru is opening a 32-room boutique hotel in the heart of Cusco. The property is located a few blocks from the Plaza de Armas, Cusco’s main square. The new four-star El Mercado Hotel will open June 1,...Read more

The So SPA has introduced the new Emerald Essence Ritual, which seeks to holistically harmonize, all of our aspects: body, mind and spirit through lithotherapy. Pantone color professionals decided that the color for the year 2013 will be the Emerald....Read more

A couple of years ago an article in GQ Magazine called Placencia Village “a quaint town that seems to have forgotten about mass tourism.” And now this little village is the base for a beautiful combination marathon and Belize vacation....Read more

Silversea Expeditions is offering travelers the opportunity to take advantage of special cruise and land packages for its 2013 Galápagos program. Eight new shorter Silver Galapagos voyages of just 3 and 4 days have been combined with pre- and post-cruise...Read more

Once off tourism radar, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia’s charming colonial city and busy seaport, is now back in the crosshairs of a tourist boom. Cobblestone streets echo with the sound of horse-drawn carriages. Waiters at the many outdoor cafes are...Read more

JetBlue Airways has announced new daily nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM) in Lima becoming the fourth South American city that the carrier serves. The new flights will begin in November. “JetBlue’s...Read more

The Holiday Inn Resort Aruba announced today that General Manager Jorge Landa has been named IHG Latin America & The Caribbean General Manager of the Year. The award, presented by Alvaro Diago, COO for IHG Latin America and Bob Morse,...Read more