Celebrating Machu Picchu as the first sustainable Wonder of the World, Inkaterra premieres a short feature directed by Danish filmmaker Morten Andersen. An immersive experience into a megadiverse environment at the foot of one of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this new film renders the exquisiteness of wildlife found within the grounds of Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel.

An intimate village established at the heart of the Andean cloud forest, amid terraced hills, waterfalls and stone pathways, Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel hosts the world’s largest native orchid collection with 372 registered species. One of the most beautiful orchids of Machu Picchu is the Waqanki (Masdevallia veitchiana), whose epic legend on its origins – a romance against all odds between an Incan princess and her beloved warrior – is narrated in the film.

The new Inkaterra video comes soon after finding the Arachnitis uniflora species in the Machu Picchu Sanctuary. Coauthored by Inkaterra Asociación orchid specialist Benjamín Collantes, it is the first report of the Corsiaceae family for the Peruvian flora.

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INKATERRA RESERVA AMAZÓNICA WINS TRAVESÍAS AWARD

Created by Travesías magazine, Virtuoso member and one of the leading lifestyle publications, the Travesías Awards distinguishes the finest, most innovative and responsible travel experiences across the Americas, to measure the leading trends that shape the future of the tourism industry.

Inkaterra founder José Koechlin and award-winning architect and interior designer Denise Guislain Koechlin attended the Travesías Awards ceremony held on October 23 at Mexico City’s Tamayo Museum, to receive the Award on Environmental Responsibility in honor of Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica.

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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NAT GEO’S FIRST BIOBLITZ IN MADRE DE DIOS

On October 18, scientists, naturalists and schoolchildren gathered at Inkaterra Guides Field Station to survey as many living species as they could throughout 24 hours. Using the iNaturalist app to collect photos and share biological information, the NatGeo BioBlitz brought together the Amazonian community of Madre de Dios through citizen science.

574 observations and 213 species were spotted in only one day. Led by Inkaterra fellow researcher Dr. Varun Swamy, the BioBlitz raised awareness on flora and fauna conservation in one of the world’s most biodiversity-rich environments. Click the following link to check out our guests’ findings.

INKATERRA’S RESIDENT BIOLOGIST
CARMEN SOTO PROFILED AT “EL COMERCIO”

El Comercio newspaper printed an enchanting profile on the work of Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel’s resident biologist Dr. Carmen Soto, whose efforts play a key influence towards the conservation of birds, orchids and Andean bears native to the Machu Picchu cloud forest. “In only twenty minutes, the biologist shared twenty years of experience,” Jaime Bedoya recalls. “She did not want to mention it, but among over 370 orchid species treasured within the reserve, there was one named after her – the Brachionidium carmeniae luer. An orchid that grows over 3000 meters and produces a flower with a diameter of just 1.5cm. A small, unique flower as Ms. Carmen.”

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INKATERRA HACIENDA URUBAMBA
AMONG CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER’S
TOP RESORTS IN SOUTH AMERICA

Member of Virtuoso and National Geographic Unique Lodges of the World, Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba was acknowledged at the Condé Nast Traveler’s 2019 Readers Choice Awards. Surrounded by imposing green mountains and harvest fields, the contemporary hacienda-style hotel in the Sacred Valley of the Incas was listed #11 in the ‘Top 20 Resorts in South America’ list.

Cusco’s Inkaterra La Casona and Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel were also awarded at the ‘Top 30 Hotels in South America’ category, reaching positions #12 and #24 respectively. Meanwhile, Peru was chosen by Condé Nast readers as one of the Top Countries in the World.

INKATERRA GRANTS CABO BLANCO
YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR TO
ATTEND SLOW FOOD CONGRESS

Held on 28-31 October in Lima-Peru, SISAY’s 2nd Meeting of Young Farmers provided a unique space of learning and networking for food producers and collectors across Peru and Latin America, stewarded by the international movement Slow Food.

Inkaterra granted Cabo Blanco angler Danny Martinez’s participation in the event, whose main goal is to create a fish processing enterprise relying on Cabo Blanco artisanal fisheries.

The workshop allowed the young entrepreneur to share experiences with professionals from other countries, while learning about the sustainable use of natural resources.

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