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In early May, 2013, Anthony and Shari Ellis from Michigan, USA hiked the epic Choquequirao to Machu Picchu trek, celebrating their 20th anniversary. They trekked with Apus Peru veteran guide Jose Sotelo. We thank Anthony and Shari for sharing their photos with us. They truly capture the majesty of the trek! We always welcome others who have trekked with Apus Peru to do the same! Photos like these are excellent...Read More

Continuing with our series of blogs – introduction to the Peruvian Market place, here we are including some interesting plants and herbs. Coca Coca is a traditional, pre-Colombian crop of the Andes and still widely used today as a tea or to chew.  Coca is thought to help with the acclimatization process and increased energy.  Many people in Cusco drink a mate de coca after finishing a meal to help...Read More

Enjoy the bright colors and tastes of Peru with these photos from Lima! Julie Gibb and Christian Morrison travelled with Apus Peru in January this year.   After their trip they wrote, “As for Lima – we loved it. We really enjoyed our culinary walking tour with Ronald. The organic market wasn’t operating the day of our tour so Ronald substituted some architectural areas in Miraflores which we really enjoyed – he...Read More

Apus Peru has committed to the conservation of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest by making what will become a yearly donation to the Peruvian NGO ArBio in order to conserve one hectare of rainforest in the neighbouring state of Madre de Dios. In this way, Apus Peru is directly contributing to the attainment of ArBio’s goals and successful implementation of their initiatives, including the preservation of biodiversity in this area. ArBio...Read More

Today is World Water Day!  Water security is an important issue in Peru; now and especially in the future.  Due to global warming, glaciers in the Andes are shrinking rapidly, which means the major source of water for most of the country will soon be gone.  In order to support and draw attention to this issue, Apus Peru staff participated in a march to the center of Cusco.  Here are...Read More