Celebrating the 24th anniversary of the prestigious survey, Travel+Leisure World’s Best Awards 2019 invites its readers to rate the leading brands in the travel industry.

Five Inkaterra hotels are among nominees in the current edition. Peru’s first Relais & Châteaux property and Cusco’s first five-star boutique hotel, Inkaterra La Casona stands out as Travel+Leisure recently named it best hotel in South America and the world’s fourth best hotel.

Other nominated properties are Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel, a gracious Andean village tucked away in the cloud forest, amid waterfalls and stone pathways. Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba, surrounded by the green mountains and harvest fields of the Sacred Valley. Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica, an eco-luxury lodge deep in the Peruvian Amazon with 35 wooden cabanas inspired by the Ese’Eja culture. And Inkaterra Hacienda Concepción, established near Lake Sandoval, a water mirror inhabited by Howler monkeys, caimans and giant river otters.

Complete the TRAVEL + LEISURE 2019 World’s Best Awards Survey until March 4th and you will be entered into their giveaway for a chance to win a dream trip for two worth $10,000, to be planned by a T+L A-List Agent.

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RENEWED ENA SPA OPENS AT
INKATERRA RESERVA AMAZONICA

Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica’s unique spa, ENA (“water” in Ese’Eja language), combines classic nurturing with the exotic ingredients of the Amazon. All spa products are 100% natural, derived from local botanical extracts. Detox massages, exfoliations, reflexology treatments and cooling therapies, are based on creams and fragrances made of cat’s claw (Uncaria tormentosa), cocoa, mint or copaiba, among other native plants.

Enhanced with two therapy rooms and a pool, its new facilities are established in front of the Madre de Dios River. A privileged spot to watch Amazonian dusks, in pursuit of a spiritual and relaxing experience.

CHEF VIRGILIO MARTINEZ TALKS ABOUT
INKATERRA GUIDES FIELD STATION IN NEW VIDEO

Renowned as one of the world’s best chefs, Virgilio Martinez from Central Restaurant appears in a new featurette directed by Danish filmmaker Morten Anderson, which captures the essence of Inkaterra’s new lodge in the Peruvian Amazon, where the third edition of Momento was hosted.

“We might not connect to the Amazon if we see it from a Western perspective, as we have to experience it as locals do,” the chef reflects when speaking about diversity, nature and colors in traditional cuisine. “Some Amazonian foods we use at Central have coherence and meaning due to the work developed at Inkaterra Guides Field Station.”

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SMITHSONIAN AND INKATERRA ASOCIACIÓN
ANNOUNCE TWO WORKSHOPS
IN THE AMAZON RAINFOREST

As part of the strategic partnership between the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and NGO Inkaterra Asociación, two training workshops will be held in June 2019 at Inkaterra Guides Field Station. Biodiversity Monitoring for Conservation and Development Professionals (June 6-12) will train participants on Biodiversity Monitoring and Assessment Programs (BMAP) to address research, conservation and sustainability goals in large-scale development projects. While Communication Tools for Self-Leadership (June 13-18) addresses all professionals related to conservation programs and protected areas.

EVENING STANDARD SPENDS THE PERFECT
10-DAY HONEYMOON AT INKATERRA

Alice Howard from Evening Standard ventured into a ten-day trip across all Inkaterra properties, from heart of the Inca Empire to the Amazon, to find out that Peru offers “all elements you’d want for the trip of a lifetime.”

One of the highpoints of Alice’s stay was Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel. “Ultra snug and cosy, you’ll enjoy in-suite open fires, vast pillowy beds and spacious living rooms. Guides are on-hand to take you birdwatching, walking or orchid spotting but if you feel like just kicking back, pruning in the eco-ponds to the soundtrack of birdsong is heavenly”.

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ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST HIGHLIGHTS
INKATERRA LA CASONA AS ONE OF
PERU’S TOP SUSTAINABLE DESIGNS

According to Worldwatch Institute, Peru merges high levels of human development and ecologically sustainable levels of resource consumption. Highlighting the country as a sustainability sweet spot in terms of design, Architectural Digest magazine names Inkaterra La Casona (Cusco) among the most noticeable examples of patrimony conservation.

“On land that once served as training grounds for an Incan army, Peruvian designer Denise Guislain-Koechlin worked within NICP [National Institute of Culture of Peru] guidelines to retain most of what had been a 16th-century manor, repairing foundations, cracked walls, and gable roofs, and restoring original doors, windows, and wooden balconies—mostly by hand,” writes Alyssa Giacobbe. “Interiors were furnished with pre-Columbian and Spanish colonial crafts sourced from throughout Peru.”

INKATERRA ASOCIACIÓN CONDUCTS
BIRD BANDING PROGRAM
IN THE TROPICAL DRY FOREST

Inkaterra Asociación, with the support of SAVIA and PETROPERÚ, held the first bird banding campaign in three areas of Northern Peru – Quebrada Pariñas, IBA Talara, and the Cabo Blanco dry forest. The program aims to determine population dynamics in bird species endemic to the dry forest, such as the Peruvian plantcutter (Phytotoma raimondii), the Rufous flycatcher (Myarchus semirufus) and the Tumbes tyrant (Tumbezia salvini). During a ten-day period, 10 mist nets were strategically located during measured timeframes and in various weather conditions. 165 individuals belonging to 31 bird species from 6 orders and 16 families were studied.

The study identified illegal logging, the presence of the invasive tree Tamarix spp., and the lack of environmental awareness among local authorities, as the main threats faced by tropical dry forests. Inkaterra Asociación’s bird banding program is an essential step to conserve the habitat of various endemic species.

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