Posts Tagged ‘Peru’
Introducing our new route to Rainbow Mountain
You may have recently noticed in popular social media and on the Internet the discovery of a fascinating new destination in the high Andes which is being referred to as the Rainbow Mountains of Peru. This mountain range is well-hidden in a tucked away area in the middle of the glacial mountains of the Vilcanota…
Read MoreTrekking to Machu Picchu, 2016 – Machu picchu tours
The Inca Trail’s new season starts TODAY, March 1st, 2016. Ever since Machu Picchu earned the distinction of being one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007, its popularity has been increasing steadily and we are seeing people from every possible corner of the world now in Peru sporting trekking poles and…
Read MoreInca Trail 2016 Update – Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
When to book your Inca Trail for 2016
Read MoreCongratulations Graduating Class of Wakatinku Village
Over a year ago we started working with Wakatinku village and always focused on helping their school and schoolchildren. We have installed computers and internet in the school and sponsored a teacher to make sure their English and math education continued – and it has been such a pleasure to watch these kids grow and…
Read MoreFirst Aid Training for ALL Alpaca Expeditions Guides
By Lisa McClendon Sims The Inca Trail is closed for maintenance during the month of February which gives our busy guides the opportunity to do some additional training and community service projects. In addition to Culinary Classes for our chefs and a Beautification Project on the Huchuy Qosqo Trail this month, our guides all met…
Read More7 Day Salkantay and Inca Trail Trek
We have been so lucky to have so many of our clients post amazing reviews about their experiences with us on sites like TripAdvisor, Lonely Planet and other travel forums out there. But some of these sites do not publish reviews of “multi-day” day tours – trying to avoid large travel companies from using the…
Read MoreMachu Picchu Is a HOT SPOT in 2013
2013 was a historic year for Machu Picchu, bringing the largest amount of visitors so far in hisgtoy. Nearly 1.2 million people explored the ancient Inca citadel and 2014 has already begun to try to surpass those numbers; we are confident that it will be able to, as more and more people come to Peru in order…
Read MoreTime To Celebrate
Every year, on the first day of February where the whole team is back from trekking and touring, Alpaca has a party to say THANK YOU. We know that we have the best team in the Andes and we start with them, thank you to all of the GREEN MACHINE for working endlessly to make…
Read MoreHuaynapicchu
First of all, Happy New Year to everyone. Sorry we have been neglectful of our blog, but we were busy securing all our permits for 2014 and doing a little travelling ourselves. As man you are booking your treks and visits to Machu Picchu now, many people wonder about hiking Huaynapicchu and why there are…
Read MoreAlpaca Expeditions Wins Silver for Best Travel Agency in Cusco in 2013
On Saturday evening, October 12th, Alpaca Expeditions won the Silver Q’ente Prize for Best Travel Agency in Cusco in the Adventure Tourism Travel Agent category. Alpaca was one of three agencies chosen out of hundreds that entered this year. The Q’ente Prizes are extremely prestigious as they are chosen by the Regional Tourism Board of…
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