At the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, USAID announced the launch of the Enterprises for Development, Growth, and Empowerment (EDGE) Fund, an innovative strategy designed to accelerate development and humanitarian progress through partnerships with the private sector.

Among the initiatives to be supported via the EDGE Fund, stands out Inkaterra Asociación and Smithsonian Center for Conservation and Sustainability’s Madre de Dios Sustainable Landscape Corridor. “In Peru, we will be supporting ecotourism and shoring up our commitment to locally relevant and sustainable economic growth avenues,” announced USAID administrator Samantha Power. “We are raising private capital to develop a 200,000-acre sustainable biodiversity corridor in an area facing some of the highest levels of deforestation and illegal gold mining in the Amazon.”

This groundbreaking initiative addresses an area devoted to reforestation, ecotourism and other sustainable activities. The project will have a positive impact over biodiversity and the regional economy, and the area will be declared a conservation corridor as part of this initiative. Inkaterra Asociación’s Madre de Dios Sustainable Landscape Corridor will act as a hub for green business and investments, to enhance a sustainable future for Madre de Dios. Local communities and key stakeholders engage in value-added economic activities that sustain biodiversity, reduce ecosystem fragmentation, maintain and restore ecosystem services. These agents of change lead to reduced poverty; carbon sequestration capacity; resilient natural habitats; sustainable use of food; water and other natural resources; control of climate and disease; and capacity building in ecotourism and other cultural initiatives.

While USAID has decades of experience partnering with businesses and industries to implement market-led development and humanitarian solutions to global challenges, the new fund will make it easier for USAID and partners to drive real progress and shared prosperity beyond one-off programs. The $50 million fund will help USAID and partners generate sustainable, high-impact public-private partnerships to tackle the climate crisis, deliver gender equality, drive economic growth, and address other key priorities.

Premium lifestyle publication LUXlife Magazine announced winners from its annual Leaders in Luxury Awards, launched to recognize the companies and individuals who are excelling within the ever-growing luxury product and services industry – those who illustrate specialist expertise and an innovative approach to remain at the forefront of their field.

We are proud to announce this year Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel won in the ‘Best Rainforest Hotel’ category. Established at the foot of one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World, Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel comprises 83 whitewashed adobe villas tucked away in the cloud forest amid stone pathways, terraces and waterfalls. Its lush gardens host the world’s largest native orchid collection (372 species) and 214 registered bird species – including the iconic Andean cock-of-the-rock and 18 hummingbird species. The hotel’s world-class restaurant offers guests the many marvels of Andean cuisine, while its Unu Spa (“water” in Quechua) provides a spiritual experience with its 100% natural botanical extracts, its freshwater ponds, and its candle-lit Andean sauna.

To book your stay at Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel, please contact us at: sales@inkaterra.com

Celebrating the reopening of the Machu Picchu citadel, Agua Cielo is giving away 15 double packages to stay at El MaPi by Inkaterra and to visit the various sustainability projects led by Inkaterra and AJE Group.

“Our strategic partnership towards the conservation of the Machu Picchu Historic Sanctuary has led to its declaration as the First Carbon Neutral Wonder of the World and the first city in Latin America to achieve circular economy through an innovative waste management strategy,” mentioned José Koechlin, Inkaterra founder and chairman of the National Chamber of Tourism (CANATUR). “Our recent efforts address tourism reactivation in Machu Picchu Pueblo, as one of the region’s most influential industries in benefit of biodiversity conservation and the development of local communities.”

Acknowledging how nature travel has grown in popularity “since the pandemic pushed us to rediscover the outdoors by way of outdoor dining and activities,” writer Lindsay Cohn from Well + Good handpicked the ‘Best Treehouse Hotels Where You Can Spend the Night Fully Immersed in Nature’. For those adventurous travelers seeking for a one-of-a-kind experience that helps “combat stress, improve mood and boost creativity,” the article features the Inkaterra Canopy Treehouse established over a treetop 100 feet above the forest floor–a moved privileged view of one of Earth’s biodiversity hotspots, habitat to red howler monkeys, sloths and a great variety of colorful birds.

“Few places on the planet boast a natural landscape quite as awe-inspiring as the Amazon rainforest,” Lindsay writes. “Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica sits deep in the heart of the lush Peruvian wilderness. Among the most unique elements of this leaf-shrouded eco-lodge is the 90-foot-high treehouse set on a platform that connects to the Inkaterra Canopy Walkway. With just 24 hours’ notice, the team will transform this remote cabin into a fantasy treehouse (with a working bathroom). Visitors can peep animals from high above the jungle floor while enjoying a chef-prepared meal before drifting off to sleep to the chirping of hundreds of native bird species.”