Organized by the Global Crop Diversity Trust (Germany), the International Potato Center (Peru) and Inkaterra, the Food Forever Experience gathered experts to address the opportunities to mitigate the effects of climate change and strategies to enhance food security worldwide. Inkaterra founder José Koechlin was among panelists to share his holistic approach towards the research and conservation of natural resources financed through ecotourism.

The President of Peru, Martin Vizcarra officially opened the international forum at Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba, joined by Vice President Mercedes Araoz and the Governor of Cusco, Jean Paul Benavente. “We are working very hard to take advantage of our natural resources in a sustainable way, in order to help the environment,” the President said, as he assured his Government’s support to Andean agriculture. “Peru has a vast richness of climates, life zones and native cultures we need to protect.”

President Vizcarra along with all attendants signed the event’s Declaration of Interdepence, an international pledge on food diversity. “Our planet’s future demands ambitious and concrete steps to safeguard and equitably share our food diversity. As we all are dependent of this agricultural biodiversity, we need to act with boldness and urgency to protect our food’s livelihood, forever,” the agreement underscores.

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VOTE FOR INKATERRA IN THE CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS 2019

Your preference allows the nomination of five of the Inkaterra properties for the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Award 2019. With voting now open until 30 June, we invite you show your support and vote here for Inkaterra!

This year, Inkaterra Reserva Amazónica & Inkaterra Hacienda Concepción in the Amazon rainforest of South Eastern Peru, Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel, in Machu Picchu Pueblo, Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba, in the Sacred Valley of the Incas and Inkaterra La Casona, Cusco, have all been nominated in the ‘Hotels’ category.

The Readers’ Choice Awards give Condé Nast’s US-based readers an opportunity to vote for everything from their favorite countries and cities to their preferred resorts, hotels and spas.

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FIRST DNA ANALYSIS LAB IN THE AMAZON BASIN
ANNOUNCES NEW WORKSHOP

Established at Inkaterra Guides Field Station and funded by ecotourism, GreenLab is the first molecular biology and genetics field research laboratory set up in the Amazon basin. This groundbreaking initiative aims to explore and apply genetic research methodologies to conserve Amazonian biodiversity, through portable and efficient devices designed to withstand the most adverse conditions.

From August 5-10, Inkaterra Asociación will conduct its practical workshop of Molecular Biology and Genetics, addressed to students, researchers and professionals committed to biodiversity who want to expand their knowledge on DNA Analysis, from sampling to sequencing. For further information, please write us to contact@inkaterra-asociacion.org.

RARE ALBINO COATI SIGHTED AT
INKATERRA MACHU PICCHU PUEBLO HOTEL

During a routine inspection around the orchid trails at Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel, Inkaterra Asociación’s Ecology Department and the gardening team encountered a rare albino coati (Nasua nasua albina) walking pass by them. It is undoubtedly a very peculiar sighting, as it is the first time this mammal is spotted in hotel grounds. As far as we know, it is also a new register for Machu Picchu.

Native to the Central and South American forests, the coati is a mammal identified by its long snout, bear claws and long tail with rings. With arboreal habits, it has great motor skills, moving through the branches using its tail as if it were a monkey. Hence, coatis are also nicknamed Sachamono in Quechua, meaning “Almost a monkey”.

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RELAIS & CHATEAUX CELEBRATES ITS 2019
CHEFS’ MEETING AT EDEN ROC CAP CANA

Established in 1954, Relais & Châteaux unites 550 landmark hotels and restaurants driven by a desire to celebrate the richness and diversity of the world’s cuisine and traditions of hospitality. Its 2019 Chef’s Meeting at Eden Roc was an ideal opportunity to reflect on each destination’s culinary tradition, where Inkaterra’s corporate chef Rafael Casin shared the delights on Andean gastronomy in representation of Inkaterra La Casona.

The first Relais & Châteaux property in Peru, Inkaterra La Casona is an immaculately restored 16th-century manor amid the cobblestoned streets of Cusco, named ‘Best City Hotel in Central and South America’ and world’s fourth best hotel in Travel + Leisure’s 2018 World’s Best Awards.

692 SCHOOLCHILDREN TRAINED ON
BIRD DIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

As part of a strategic alliance between PetroPerú and Inkaterra Asociación, chief ornithologist Dennis Osorio (ITA) and Willy Ortiz conducted environmental education workshops for 692 schoolchildren in Talara. Through creativity, students were able to learn about the Peruvian Tropical Sea, Desert and Dry Forest, as well as the unique biodiversity inhabiting these ecosystems – from the Sechuran fox (Lycalopex sechurae) to the endangered Tumbes tyrant (Tumbezia salvini).

These workshops were essential to commit younger generations in environmental conservation, raising awareness on the need to restore and protect native flora such as the carob tree (Prosopis pallida), home to endemic species in Northern Peru.

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