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For more than 20 years, at PeruRail we have searched to deliver a unique travel experience that meets the high-quality demands of those who want to travel by train to Machu Picchu and the Inca lands are looking for. This is why we seek to reinvent ourselves every year by providing services that make your trip with …
Visiting Machu Picchu and its surroundings is always a magical and unforgettable experience not only for its beautiful landscapes, but also for the Inca Culture’s great Ancestral Ceremonies that its communities celebrate every year until today. For this reason, at PeruRail we recommend 5 Ancestral Ceremonies that you can delight in Puno, Cusco and in the areas surrounding …
The Inca Empire was the most important in the American territory due to its extension and its cultural wealth that, to this day, can be seen in the territories that formed part of the empire. An example of this is the majestic Inca Citadel in Peru: Machu Picchu. Monument to Manco Cápac, the first Inca, in …
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The “Torito de Pucará”: symbol of protection, happiness and fertility. In the South of Peru, specifically in Pucará-Puno, we can find a character full of mysticism and clay-based art: the Torito de Pucará. This peculiar character, full of colors and Andean details, is the most representative ceramic of the Pucará culture, which has transcended times, staying alive in the …
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Every year, in a hidden corner of the Peruvian Andes, four Quechua communities renew a bridge that is over five centuries old During the Incas’ time existed a great net of roads called “Camino Real” that linked the Inca Empire. However, due to its difficult geography, many places were joined by suspension bridges made of vegetable …
Did you know that this beautiful animal is one of the main sources of income for thousands of high Andean families in Peru? Known as one of the most beautiful camelids in South America, the alpacas are indigenous to the Peruvian Andes. Since pre-Inca times, this wonderful species has been and still is part of …
In the province of Urubamba in Cusco, Peru, a thousand-year-old legend is heard among the mountains that surround the town of Maras. At 3000 meters above sea level and about one hour and a half from the city of Cusco we can find the salt mines of Maras, which exploitation is as old as the …
Something is hidden! Go and find it! Go and search behind the mountains: there is something lost, lost and waiting for you to go! Go! “- Rudyard Kipling We have all heard about the incredible citadel of Machu Picchu, others have had the good fortune to know it; However, many do not know about its …
Living in a world made of totora, surrounded by the beautiful Lake Titicaca. At 3,812 m above sea level, in the Peruvian highlands is located the highest navigable lake in the world, Lake Titicaca, in Puno. Here you can find the Floating Islands of the Uros, a set of approximately 80 islands built of totora, …
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Relax your body and mind after your visit to the citadel of Machu Picchu in the spring waters of Cusco The Hot Springs help to minimize diverse ailments and allow to fight the stress due to the mineralization of the water and its temperature. The hot spings in Cusco, which extend from the Sacred Valley to Machu …
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