New Entrance Rules for Machu Picchu Start in July
New rules affecting all visitors to Machu Picchu take effect on July 1, 2017. Over the years since its UNESCO World Heritage status designation, the Inca Citadel has grown increasingly popular as a tourist destination. Entrance tickets are limited to 2500 per day, which sell out in high season with as many as 3800 entrances […]
September – Our Choice for Travel to Peru
Labor Day has come and gone, the days are getting shorter, and summer seems to be waning. All of these point to the month of September, one of our top choices for travel to Peru. September marks the end of Peru’s winter and the weather is spectacular. In addition, crowds are smaller at big attractions […]
Peru Discovery with Denver Botanic Gardens – Orchids at Inkaterra’s Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel
Guest blogger: Nick Snakenberg of Denver Botanic Gardens For several travelers in our group, today is the day we’ve been looking forward to since we first signed up for this trip. Today we will receive a guided tour of the Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel grounds to see the hundreds of orchid plants and flowers […]
Peru Discovery with Denver Botanic Gardens – Machu Picchu
Guest Blogger: Nick Snakenberg of Denver Botanic Gardens I have wanted to visit Machu Picchu since I first glimpsed a photo of it in my 4th grade geography text book. Today, along with the rest of our tireless group, I would get that opportunity. Construction of Machu Picchu is believed to have started around 1440 although […]