Along the way to our office in Rurrenabaque, the popular ecotourism center and established access point for the jungle, you'll be able to see families of heron, sloths, and other animals in the humid lowlands of the lush Bolivian Amazon. We'll reach Rurrenabaque at around 8:30am. At Rurre we will switch to a motorized dugout canoe and then hit the Beni River for about 4 to 5 hours, admiring the wildlife that gathers in its waters and along its banks and the lush vegetation. We'll then have lunch before embarking on a 2 to 3 hour trek while the guide teaches you about the plants of the jungle. We'll have dinner and spend the night in our eco-lodge.
After breakfast on the second day we'll embark on a 4-hour trek to view the different kind of plant and animal life. Afterwards, we'll have lunch back at the lodge before we begin our return trip to Rurrenabaque. We'll arrive back at Rurrenabaque at around 5:00pm.
The 4th annual International Culinary Fair of Lima, Mistura 2011, is taking place right now at Parque de la Exposición in the center of Lima as foodies from around the world gather for good times and good food. The event will be continuing through to the 18th. Throughout the year Peru has been combed for vendors and chefs of quality and there are more than 1800 products available at the market. One of the big themes of this year's event is "fruits of the Amazon", although you'll find products native to all regions of the country.
Sacred Mt Pachatusan, whose name is quechua for "He Who Sustains the Earth", has the honor of being a preferred site for traditional pre-Columbian rites- such as offerings to the Apu (Mountain Deity) or Pachamama (Earth Mother), purifications, and Ayahuasca ceremonies- as well as the site of one of Peru's largest pilgrimages, the Lord of Huanca.
Sanctuary Garden is an area of privately-owned property within the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu zone. It boasts recently discovered archeological sites including Inca terraces, irrigation canals, shrines, storehouses, towers, tunnels, and more, in an area that still has not been fully explored. Part of the Inca Trail Network crosses this area as well.