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Inkaterra and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology celebrate this holiday season with new bird cams live streaming from Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel.
All About Birds, Cornell University’s online guide to bird watching with 20 million unique viewers, launched its first broadcast to view in real time nesting green-and-white hummingbirds (Amazilia viridicauda), a relatively unknown species endemic to the Eastern slope of the Peruvian Andes.
Found by Inkaterra Explorer Guides during incubation, the nest became home to a female caring for two chicks. For about two weeks, the audience was able to enjoy how baby birds matured in their open cup nest until fledging on New Year’s Day (click here to see video). In 20 days, there was 150k views from 170 countries and 3.4 million minutes watched – about six years!
Stay tuned for further live streaming to discover Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel’s unique bird diversity, with 214 species registered in hotel grounds.
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC YOUNG EXPLORER REBECCA WOLFF VISITS INKATERRA
Awarded with the 2014 Young Explorer Grant from the National Geographic Society, Rebecca Wolff works in Peru and Canada on projects related to Indigenous health and anthropology. In her most recent visit to Peru, Rebecca stayed at all Inkaterra hotels, where she conducted knowledge exchange workshops for Inkaterra Explorer Guides, emphasizing the relationship between nature and local cultures. Rebecca was also able to share her experience at Inkaterra in National Geographic’s social media, including Facebook Live and Snapchat.
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TOP 5 WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS OF 2016
From a jaguar resting in the shores of Lake Valencia to exotic birds in the Andean cloud forest, 2016 has been an extraordinary year for wildlife observation in the Inkaterra areas of influence.
Guests and Inkaterra Explorer Guides managed to register sightings in fascinating photos and videos, confirming the Amazon rainforest of Madre de Dios, Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley of the Incas as Peru’s biodiversity hotspots. Click here to enjoy our Top 5 wildlife sightings of 2016 and the stories behind them.
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INKATERRA EXPLORER GUIDE NAMED BEST GUIDE IN MADRE DE DIOS
The Official Tour Guides Association of Madre de Dios (AGOTUR) acknowledged Explorer Guide Javier Huayabán from Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica as this year’s Best Guide in Madre de Dios. This award is the most important recognition for tour guides in the region, which was celebrated by all Inkaterra’s Ecotourism team members. Born and raised in Puerto Maldonado, Javier has guided many nature expeditions across the Tambopata National Reserve, where he developed his passion for birding. Soon he will be sharing his professional skills at the Inkaterra Guides Field Station, as an inspiration for other field guides in the Amazon rainforest.
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INKATERRA CASE STUDY ON ‘RESTORING LIFE ON EARTH’ BOOK
The 88th issue of the CBD Technical Series, ‘Restoring Life on Earth: Private-sector Experiences in Land Reclamation and Ecosystem Recovery’ is now online. The book features a case study on Inkaterra’s experience in restoring and conserving a ten-hectare area in the Andean cloud forest, where Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel is established. Efforts to restore pasture land into one of the most biodiversity-rich environments in a hotel within city limits are reviewed in the essay on pages 69-79 (click here). Nowadays, 214 bird species, 111 butterfly species and 372 native orchid species have been registered in hotel grounds.
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TATLER MAGAZINE FEATURES INKATERRA LA CASONA
The British fashion and lifestyle magazine showcases Inkaterra La Casona in its latest edition. “The huge wooden door at La Casona is always locked. No doorbell, either, so the only way in is by knocking, which is probably the same way that former resident Simón Bolívar got in,” says Tatler in praise of the historical richness preserved within the walls of this 16th Century mansion.
“There are just 11 rooms, spread over two floors around a courtyard – bagsy one of the suites overlooking the pretty Plaza de las Nazarenas. Then book some downtime at the spa before a very Peruvian supper of quinoa soup and crispy guinea-pig confit.”
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INKATERRA CABO BLANCO PROJECT AT THE CBD’S BUSINESS AND BIODIVERSITY FORUM (COP13)
The United Nation’s Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is a multilateral treaty for 196 parties aiming to develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity. On December 2-3, CBD organized the Business and Biodiversity Forum during the COP13 held in Cancun, Mexico. Confirming the private sector’s key role in achieving the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, the CBD invited entrepreneurial leaders to sign the Business and Biodiversity Pledge. Among the signees was Inkaterra Founder & CEO José Koechlin, invited to the Forum as tourism keynote speaker to share Inkaterra’s experience pioneering ecotourism in Peru since 1975 and its new project to restore the Peruvian Tropical Sea. Click here to view Inkaterra’s presentation at the COP13.
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