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‘Alpaca Elegance’ Fashion Show |
Saturday, October 8 will be a special day for Peru in Denver. Fashion designers for both alpaca clothes and silver jewelry, Titi Guiulfo and Ester Ventura have been especially invited to visit Denver and present their eclectic collections. A wonderful collaboration between local entrepreneurs and the Consulate General of Peru will be the key to this special event happening at Tivoli’s Turnhalle at the Auraria Campus. For more information or reservations please call 303-258-1400 or 303-545-2187.
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Peru: Excellent Destination for Birdwatchers |
Peru is one of the best countries to visit in the world to bird watch. Peru ties Colombia with over 1800 species of birds, 85% of which are permanent residents. Peru is second only to Brazil in endemic bird species and second only to Indonesia in the number of bird species with specified ranges. Several rainforest lodges in Peru offer superb birding, each with a list of over 550 species to
view.
In 1982 a team of birders in Manu, located in the jungle in southeastern Peru, established the current world record “big day” when they recorded 331 species, while only walking and paddling canoes at the Biological Station of Cocha Cashu. The late Theodore Parker III, a famous American ornithologist, once said, “Peru offers bird enthusiasts more than any other country in the world…Being here is like being a child visiting a huge store filled with new and fascinating toys.” Peru possesses extraordinary ornithological diversity and new species are being discovered all of the time in its cloud forests, the Amazon jungle, its rugged mountains and inter-Andean valleys. Peru also holds the record for the most bird species in one place, 650 in the area surrounding the Explorers Inn Lodge, located in the jungles of Tambopata. For birdwatchers, Peru is a true
paradise. It is filled with species dwelling in unique and fragile
habitats, large migratory birds arriving from the most remote parts of the
world and with species that, having disappeared in other countries,
flourish in unexplored corners of the country. |
These giant flocks are a fundamental element in the life cycles of the sea,
jungle and Andean lakes. Peru is truly a land of superlatives: From the world’s richest ocean currents to the world highest and most
extensive tropical mountains, to rainforests of the world’s largest river, Peru is a country of unparalleled diversity.
With 87 of the world’s 104 climate ranges, Peru
encompasses both the driest desert and the second wettest locality on the planet. The time has come to witness Peru’s unrivalled diversity of birds - from exotic hummingbirds (118 species), cotingas (33 species), and antbirds (142 species), to flocks of hundreds of macaws at clay licks, mixed species flocks of over 60 species, and rare endemics like the White-winged Guan and the flightless Junin Grebe. Please visit:
www.peru.org.pe or
www.go2peru.com
for more information.
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Huayllay’s Imposing Forest of Stones in Pasco opens its Doors to Tourism in IX Ruraltur 2005 |
Peruvians have bet on internal tourism and with this objective in mind,
Huayllay’s impressive Forest of Stones in Pasco will open its doors to
tourism in the IX Eco Tourism Festival: Ruraltur 2005 taking place on the
3rd and 4th of September 2005. The district of Huayllay is located in the
department of Pasco approximately 5 hours from Lima. It is a district of
ranchers, miners and contains a wide range of tourist destinations. It
contains the largest Geological Museum in the world where the fantastic
collection exceeds the limits of the imagination. The mayor of Huayllay, Jesus Muñoz Borja
announced that this tourism festival offers adventure sports, hiking,
photo safaris, rock climbing, motocross, medicinal water therapies, rural
lodging and much more. Captivating traditional dances and the region’s gastronomy will welcome
visitors. The event will also include presentations by the famous
traditional square dancers known as “Los Negritos de Huayllay”. For more
information, please contact the Municipal District of Huayllay by phone at
511 63-832100 or the Pasco Regional Tourism Office at 511 63-4223168.
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Ocucaje is Synonymous with Quality in Pisco |
The word Ocucaje comes from the
Aymara language and signifies ocu- hollow and caje- hill. Located in the
department of Ica, it is the oldest wine shop in Peru. It was first run
by Jesuit priests in the 1500s. At Ocucaje, they develop quality wines
and piscos that have received international recognition under the
direction of Alejandro Giracao, the manager of the shop, who has lived
amongst the barrels and stainless steel tanks for 10 years.
The soil is particularly good for the growth
of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. The stock of grapes is carefully cultivated
on the 4 hectares that the company was able to keep after the state
expropriated 800 hectares for agricultural reform.
Three generations have passed
through the southern shop. Virgilio Rubini was the founder of this
important project that at present has helped to technologically advance
the wine industry. In the shop, visitors encounter 1,500 Yugoslavian oak
vats made in Italy in 1946. Stainless steel tanks of various sizes for
storage and 2 stills holding 2,300 liters each for the production of
pisco fill the shop. They have plans for a new champagne for New Years
and they are in the process of buying 10 stainless steel tanks each
holding 250,000 liters. In Peru we have the privilege of having an ideal
‘quebranta’ grape for the preparation of pure pisco, where one liter of
pisco is made from 7 kilos of grapes. This grape’s distillation produces
46 proof pisco.
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