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We are glad to announce that Inkaterra has begun welcoming guests back to Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel. On February 15, Machu Picchu, Peru’s most visited attraction and one of the Seven Wonder of the Modern World, reopened to travelers.

“It is very encouraging news,” says Jose Koechlin, founder and CEO of Inkaterra. “The Ministry of Culture confirmed 700 travelers visiting the iconic Inca citadel as soon as it opened its doors. We already see overseas tourists traveling from Cusco and the Sacred Valley to what is arguably the most important archeological site in South America.”

Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel, with 214 bird species and 372 native orchid species registered in its lush gardens, is the largest property in Machu Picchu Pueblo/Agua Calientes, the mountaintop village from which the site is accessed. Additional elements of the traditional circuit of Peru include two additional and exclusive Inkaterra properties: the boutique Inkaterra La Casona in Cusco, first Relais & Châteaux in Peru, and the lavish Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba amid green mountains and harvest fields in the Sacred Valley. On a tributary of the Amazon at Puerto Maldonado, the Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica is also operating normally.

“We see light at the end of the tunnel with respect to the political situation in Peru,” Koechlin commented. “We expect the flow of tourists to return shortly to normal, as we strongly believe authentic travel is the path towards a promising future with plenty of opportunities for all Peruvians, and the most efficient way to preserve our greatest treasure: an unparalleled cultural and natural diversity.”

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Renowned director Werner Herzog visited Lima on February 1st. After opening the 12th Congreso Futuro in Santiago de Chile, Herzog arrived in Peru as a gesture of solidarity and friendship towards the country where he filmed two of his masterpieces – Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972) and Fitzcarraldo (1982).

“I want to show up here when tourists are afraid and everybody says there is a crisis. Yes, it has been and is still in a way continuing but I think you shouldn’t be afraid to be here (…). I want to show a flag, this is Lima and I enjoy being here,” said Herzog in an exclusive interview.

The filmmaker and screenwriter of more than 70 films stated that his visit was also a celebration of 52 years of close friendship with Inkaterra founder José Koechlin. In 1972 they coproduced the cult classic Aguirre, The Wrath of God, shot in Machu Picchu and the Amazon rainforest. “Werner’s visit is an invaluable symbol of friendship between us and towards Peru, a country deeply embedded in his heart,” José Koechlin said.

“What you read about Peru in Western media back in the United States or Europe is somehow distorted,” Herzog reflected. “Yes, there are some deep problems, but these are problems that have always been around: an inequality of wealth and of education has always been there. But things are improving, Peru is a very rich country. Beyond wealth in minerals or biodiversity, there’s something deeper than that. It is its cultural richness and the hospitality of its people cannot be valued in money.”

During his visit, both PROMPERU and the Municipality of Lima awarded Werner Herzog for his influence over the Peruvian culture through his films. “Peru is a landscape of my soul,” he pronounced after being awarded with the Medal of Lima.

Writer Anthony Robinson from Bucket List Travels recommended three Inkaterra properties among the best places to stay. “This 16th Century Spanish-colonial mansion overlooking a plaza in arty, boho San Blas, is so steeped in history, you can imagine a conquistador stepping out of the front door, sword in hand,” Robinson writes about Inkaterra La Casona. “Blending nature (the hotel sits at the base of a rainforest-covered cliff), with modern nurture, this is the Aguas Calientes hotel to base yourself at for that 5.30am bus – guaranteed to get you to Machu Picchu before the crowds,” praises El Mapi by Inkaterra. About the comforts provided by Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica in the middle of the rainforest, he says: “huge, airy and secluded high thatch-roofed wooden cabanas/bungalows, some with their own plunge pools, soft cotton sheets and hypoallergenic pillows. There’s even a spa.”

Bucket List Travels is a specialist travel site designed to simplify and speed up the long process of researching where to go and what to do on your next trip. Asking the world’s top travel writers to hand-pick and review the world’s greatest ‘bucket list’ travel experiences and best places to stay, BLT curates its selections enabling readers to quickly discover exceptional travel ideas to build their next trip around – or to add to their travel bucket list.