Peru Blog Posts

January 21, 2011

Quinoa and Peru

KEEN-WAH. Yes, that’s how you pronounce QUINOA and if you are not yet familiar with this super food, let us tell you about it. Quinoa is gluten free and wheat free, and is very high in protein – and a complete protein at that. It’s a hardy grain-like plant with tasty nutritious seeds that are…

April 29, 2010

How it Rolls in Peru: The April Update

After severe flooding in January washed out the tracks, train service to Machu Picchu was interrupted and the sanctuary closed. Many families scheduled to travel in February and March had to scramble, shifting their vacations to other destinations and putting their Peru plans on hold. Let us promise you none of this was fun, but…

January 28, 2010

Heading to Peru soon? Here is what we are thinking…

I am writing to you to provide you an update on a weather situation in Peru that is currently impacting the Cuzco and Machu Picchu areas. Earlier this week the region had three days of non-stop heavy rain. It is normal to get rains in the January and February period but these rains were beyond…

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