Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Travel + Leisure’s annual survey (American Express Group), the 2020 World’s Best Awards invites readers to rate the leading brands in the travel industry. Named in last year’s awards the world’s third best hotel brand, Inkaterra stands out for competing once again among best brands, as well as for having five nominated hotels.

Nominated properties in the Cusco region are: Inkaterra La Casona, Peru’s first Relais & Châteaux property; Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel, a gracious Andean village tucked away in the cloud forest; and Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba, surrounded by the green mountains and harvest fields in the Sacred Valley. While nominated lodges in the Amazon rainforest of Madre de Dios are Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica, an eco-luxury lodge inspired by the Ese’Eja culture; and Inkaterra Hacienda Concepción, established near the majestic Lake Sandoval inhabited by Howler monkeys, caimans and river otters.

Vote for Inkaterra at the 2020 World’s Best Awards Survey until March 2, 2020. The results will appear in the August 2020 issue of Travel + Leisure magazine.

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NEW SHORT ON INKATERRA RESERVA AMAZONICA REVEALS THE WONDERS OF MADRE DE DIOS

A new short feature directed by Danish filmmaker Morten Andersen revels the lush vegetation and exotic wildlife surrounding Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica, established in the heart of one of the world’s most biodiversity-rich environments.

Selected by National Geographic Traveler among the world’s 25 best eco-lodges (2013), Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica faces the Madre de Dios River deep in the Amazon rainforest. With 35 wooden cabanas built with native materials and inspired by the Ese’Eja culture, the property offers a vast array of à-la-carte excursions such as a visit to the Inkaterra Canopy Walkway, a bridge system 100ft off the ground with a privileged view of the rainforest treetops.

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INKATERRA ORNITHOLOGIST IS
PERU’S FIRST SCIENCE ARTIST CERTIFIED
BY CORNELL UNIVERSITY

After an internship granted by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Inkaterra Asociación’s ornithologist Noe Huaraca became Peru’s first scientific illustrator to be certified by Cornell University. Training also comprehended a specialization on Bioacoustics to record birdcalls in the Amazon.

A passionate birder with an exceptional talent for wildlife drawing and photography, Noe studied Ecotourism at the National Amazonian University of Madre de Dios (UNAMAD). Since then, he developed a particular interest on fauna native to the Amazon rainforest of Southeastern Peru, with birding as his favorite activity. He is currently in charge of the Bird Monitoring Program at NGO Inkaterra Asociación, leading the Bird Banding Station.

MACHU PICCHU ORCHID CONFIRMED AS
FIRST REPORT OF CORSIACEAE IN PERU

The Kew Bulletin, quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Royal Botanic Gardens (UK), recently published a description of the Arachnitis uniflora orchid species found in the Machu Picchu Sanctuary. Coauthored by Inkaterra Asociación orchid specialist Benjamín Collantes, it is the first report of the Corsiaceae family for Peruvian flora.

“The species is now known from Patagonia to Southern Peru, in very diverse habitats,” the report confirms. “The discovery of this family in the Machu Picchu Sanctuary boosts the already well-known importance of this protected area regarding its highly rich plant diversity.” In the Machu Picchu cloud forest, Inkaterra hosts the world’s largest native orchid collection with 372 registered species.

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AN AGREEMENT FOR THE COEXISTENCE OF
ECOTOURISM AND HYDROCARBON ACTIVITY

Inkaterra signed a Cooperation Agreement to Enhance the Coexistence of Ecotourism and Hydrocarbon Activity Nationwide. The pledge confirms that biodiversity conservation through ecotourism is compatible with the development of the hydrocarbon industry.

Signed by PERUPETRO S.A., INKATERRA PERU SAC, AMARAKA SAC, REFORESTADORA AMAZÓNICA SA and BOILING RIVER PROJECT, the agreement acknowledges that areas with hydrocarbon activity or with high potential may coincide with ecosystems of high levels of biological diversity, such as the Amazon rainforest or the Peruvian Tropical Sea. Thus, these areas also have a great potential for ecotourism.

The alliance between the hydrocarbon activity and ecotourism is key to the sustainable development of both industries, advancing nature conservancy and social progress.

JOIN INKATERRA’S SEMINAR ON SEA TURTLE
CONSERVATION IN THE PERUVIAN COAST

On January 14 (5pm) at the UNMSM Natural History Museum, Inkaterra Asociación fellow researcher María Gracia de la Barra will address conservation strategies for five sea turtle species in Northern Peru. Inkaterra Asociación and the Waitt Foundation joined efforts to conserve sea turtles in the Peruvian coast, as species iconic to the Tropical Pacific are critically endangered, mainly due to human activity.

In 2019, De La Barra performed daily monitoring of stranded turtles in Cabo Blanco and nearby beaches, as to determine the causes behind the damages suffered by these specimens. Awareness campaigns helped educating local communities for these species’ conservation.

You can join the seminar on sea turtles by confirming your assistance until Monday 13 at eduambiental.mhn@usmsm.edu.pe.

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