Inkaterra Asociación has proposed the creation of a 78,756ha sustainable landscape corridor off the Tambopata National Reserve, from Puerto Maldonado (on both banks of the Madre de Dios River) to the Peru-Bolivia border, as to mitigate the effects of illegal mining and logging via a replicable ecotourism model.

With the collaboration of the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), Fondo de las Américas (FONDAM), AJE Group, Reforestadora Amazónica (RAMSA) and other strategic partners, the corridor project was presented in a recent trip to Madre de Dios organized by USAID and the United States Embassy in Peru. Dr. Thomas Lovejoy, U.S. Science Envoy for the State Department (“the Godfather of Biodiversity”), and Dr. Francisco Dallmeier, Director of the Smithsonian Center for Conservation and Sustainability, assessed loss of natural resources in the Amazon rainforest and its long-term impact on a world scale.

Click here to read Dr. Lovejoy’s NCSE Conference blogpost on his recent visit to the rainforest, a revealing testimony on why the future of the Amazon relies on Madre de Dios.

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INKATERRA HACIENDA URUBAMBA JOINS TRAVELLER MADE®

Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba, in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, is a new Traveller Made Hotel Partner. A network community of luxury travel designers dedicated to providing unique and exclusive bespoke journeys to affluent travelers looking for different and original experiences, requiring skilled and knowledgeable advisors who are committed to fully servicing their clients. Celebrating its new membership, Inkaterra will attend the Traveller Made show, Essence of Luxury Travel 2017, to be held in Deauville from February 27th to March 3rd.

A contemporary hacienda-style hotel in-between Cusco and Machu Picchu, Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba was recipient of Tatler’s 2015 Best Authentic Experience Award and was also acknowledged by Condé Nast Traveler and Travel+Leisure as one of the world’s best new hotels. The property is also member of Virtuoso and National Geographic Unique Lodges.

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WILD MARGAY SIGHTED IN THE SURROUNDINGS OF INKATERRA GUIDES FIELD STATION

A margay (Leopardus wiedii) was sighted in the clay lick near Inkaterra Guides Field Station, where NGO Inkaterra Asociación has installed camera traps to study wildlife in the rainforest. The footage shows this solitary and nocturnal cat, considered by IUCN as a Near Threatened species, wandering around the forest and staring at the camera for a brief moment. Similar to the larger ocelot in appearance, the margay is a great climber and can spend most of its life climbing trees, hunting birds, monkeys and other small animals.

MASKED TROGON FOUND IN HOTEL GROUNDS

Inkaterra Explorer Guide Carmen Solis spotted a Masked trogon (Trogon personatus) perched on a branch of a coral tree (Erythrina falcata) in the gardens of Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel. Carmen was able to identify it as a female specimen due to sexual dimorphism in masked trogons – females display bronze-colored head and chest, in contrast to the glossy green upper body in males. Though it is common in humid highland forests in the east Andean slopes of Peru and Ecuador, this species of the Trogonidae family is a rare find at Inkaterra hotel grounds in the Machu Picchu cloud forest, where 214 bird species are registered.

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MOMENTO ANDES 2017

NGO Mater Iniciativa and Inkaterra are organizing the first-ever Momento Andes (February 16-19), a multidisciplinary workshop that gathers chefs, academics, artists, craftsmen, farmers and entrepreneurs at Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba in the Sacred Valley, with the goal of understanding the interaction of various skills and how these are related to food. Conceived by renowned chef Virgilio Martínez from Central Restaurant (featured in the 3^rd season of Netflix series Chef’s Table, premiering Feb. 17), the event will explore the unique diversity of Peruvian ingredients through its many flavors, colors and benefits.

INKATERRA CABO BLANCO PROJECT PRESENTED AT PERUVIAN INSTITUTE OF THE SEA

Inkaterra Asociación (ITA) visited the Peruvian Institute of the Sea (IMARPE) to address its efforts on marine research and conservation in the Tropical Sea of Cabo Blanco. ITA Manager José Purisaca, Miss Texas’ Captain Norm Isaacs and marine biologist Dr. Christopher Giordano (Peace Corps volunteer) spoke about the current scene of ichthyologic resources, the need of declaring Peru’s first marine reserve – as proposed by ITA to the Ministry of Environment –, and the role of ecotourism, artisanal fishing and other sustainable activities in marine conservation.

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