Approved by the United Nations, the GreenInitiative certification company partnered with Inkaterra to endorse the Peruvian ecotourism company as the first Climate Positive hotel brand in the world. By measuring Inkaterra’s Co2 footprint and offset, GreenInitiative determines hotel operations as carbon negative or climate positive – meaning, “any activity that furthers the achievement of net zero carbon emissions, providing an environmental benefit by removing additional carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.”

“This outstanding accomplishment is a validation of Inkaterra’s 46-year efforts placing scientific research, biodiversity conservation and sustainability at the very core of our business,” stated ecotourism pioneer José Koechlin. “GreenInitiative’s certification also reminds us all that the natural environment and native cultures are our industry’s most precious resources, and their conservancy is the only way to ensure the future of travel.”

Among Inkaterra’s contributions to climate action, stand out the declaration Inkaterra founded Peru’s first land concession for research and ecotourism purposes in the Madre de Dios region of the Amazon rainforest. There, the brand established three eco-lodges inspired by local architecture and built with native materials in harmony with the surroundings. Additionally, Inkaterra leads a strategic alliance with AJE Group, the Machu Picchu Town Hall and Cusco’s Regional Government. Together, the alliance is working together to turn Machu Picchu into the first Carbon Neutral Wonder of the World, through the nurturing of one million trees across the Machu Picchu national reserve, and an innovative waste management strategy which advances a circular economy in Peru’s iconic destination.

“We are currently working to certify Inkaterra as the world’s first Climate Positive hotel brand,” stated Luciana Visnevski, director of GreenInitiative in Peru. “This assessment will be official in October 2021, when Inkaterra is validated by United Nations’ Carbon Neutral Now program.”

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INKATERRA WELCOMES YOU TO PERU WITH SPECIAL RATES AND PROMOTIONS

Follow our social media channels to get inspired while planning your dream holiday across Peru, as Inkaterra welcomes you to an unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime experience with special rates and promotions.

Named the best hotel brand in South America in 2020 by Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards (American Express Group), Inkaterra Hotels are located in some of Peru’s most mesmerizing destinations – from the evergreen Amazon rainforest to the heights of Machu Picchu.

Whether you are looking for adventure across our canopy walkway with hanging bridges above the treetops, a family gathering in the Andean cloud forest at the foot of the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, or a romantic escapade behind the walls of a 16th Century manor house in a quiet plaza of Cusco city, Inkaterra provides you with a vast array of authentic, enthralling experiences across the extraordinary diverse country of Peru.

For assistance in planning your next trip to Peru, please contact us at directsales@inkaterra.com.

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INKATERRA IS HOSTING PARTNER AT
THE NASA SPACE APPS CHALLENGE

Cusco was selected by NASA to host the upcoming edition of its International Space Apps Challenge. The event, which will be held October 2-3, 2021, is organized in alliance with UPAL University; Inkaterra has been selected to be the event’s hosting partner. Jury members and staff will stay at Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba in Cusco’s Sacred Valley – an iconic destination for stargazing, where the Inca civilization relied on astronomy for agriculture, calculating solstices and equinoxes with astonishing accuracy.

Managed by the Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC., the International Space Apps Challenge has become the world’s largest global hackathon since its inception in 2012. The event “engages thousands of citizens across the globe to use NASA’s open data to build innovative solutions to challenges we face on Earth and in space.”

CARETAS MAGAZINE FEATURES
INKATERRA MACHU PICCHU PUEBLO HOTEL

Iconic Peruvian magazine Caretas visited Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel to explore the Andean cloud forest which was restored over four decades by NGO Inkaterra Asociación, this was done in collaboration with a number of researchers and specialists such as the Smithsonian Institution, who assess the conservation of native flora and fauna in “this paradise at the gateway of Machu Picchu.”

“In these five hectares belonging to Inkaterra, travelers will find 215 of 425 bird species registered at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary, as well as 372 native orchid species from various families,” writes Diana Zileri about one of the world’s most diverse environments within city limits. “Andean bear specimens also live here, such as a female named Kina and 37-year-old Pepe, quite a celebrity as he starred a BBC documentary on the vulnerability of South America’s only bear species.”

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