Tierra Viva Hoteles http://tierravivahoteles.com Tierra Viva Hoteles Website Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:29:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Horseback experiences http://tierravivahoteles.com/blog/enhorseback-experiencesesexperiencias-caballo/ http://tierravivahoteles.com/blog/enhorseback-experiencesesexperiencias-caballo/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:23:42 +0000 Foncho http://tierravivahoteles.com/?p=2066 Cusco and the Sacred Valley are two of the best destinations to explore archaeological places, attractions, communities and mountains on horseback, allowing to discover the navel of the world in a different way. In addition to the recreational use of horses, tour operators offer a wide range of routes and circuits of all difficult levels, with the best horses. Get to Sacsayhuaman rididing from the upper parts of Cusco, to the farmer’s trails next to the Urubamba river or through the beautiful pampas of Maras with the mountains and the snowy to the front, are just some of the options that you can venture to.

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Operators offer all equipment necessary to live the experience.

Recommended Operators:

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Huacarpay, which also gives its name to a small town, is located near the intersection of the road that arrives at the Sacred Valley from Pisac, and the route connecting Cusco with the Titicaca.

Around them, and on top of the lagoon, are the archaeological sites of Rumicolca and Piquillacta.

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  • Admission is free. You can reach the site by hiring mobility by S/ 50 .
  • From Huacarpay take the detour that takes you, 4 kilometers later, to the town of Lucre.
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Several tour operators in Arequipa offer hiking to the top, located at 5,825 meters, but not difficult from a technical point of view. Nonetheless, it requires having a good physical condition because of the height. Vertiginous downhill mountain biking are also practiced by the slopes of this volcano whose shape is pyramidal. From its upper parts are extraordinary views of Arequipa and valleys that surround the city.

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  • Hikes to the summit last, on average, 2 days.
  • It is advisable to contact specialized operators for ascension or practicing any activity that is realized in the Misti.
  • Recommended operators or Cusipata:

Cusipata. Jerusalén 500-B. Cercado. Facebook page

Perú Adventure Tours

Colca Trek

]]> http://tierravivahoteles.com/blog/enthe-misti-volcano-esel-volcn-misti/feed/ 0 Award winners TRAVELLERS’ CHOICE 2013 http://tierravivahoteles.com/blog/esganadores-del-premio-travellers-choice-2013/ http://tierravivahoteles.com/blog/esganadores-del-premio-travellers-choice-2013/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 23:28:12 +0000 Foncho http://tierravivahoteles.com/?p=2010 Thanks to your good comments and opinions done in TripAdvisor about the service we provide in our hotels, Tierra Viva Cusco Plaza and Tierra Viva Arequipa Plaza Hotel, have been awarded with the TRAVELLERS ‘CHOICE 2013, in the category: The 25 Most Popular Hotels for his service in Peru.

Also, continuing with the good news, TripAdvisor has granted our Hotels: Tierra Viva Puno Plaza Hotel and Tierra Viva Cusco Plaza, the certificate of Excellence.

For our team it is a pleasure to have the recognition of our guests. This motivates us to continuing transforming into an unforgettable experience your stay in this magical and undiscovered country such as Peru.

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It is also known as the Mirador de los Andes by the majestic views of the cordillera and the mountains. In this place are different artisans offering their tissues are located in this place, and is also the starting point of a downhill mountain biking, that which through mountain paths, leads to the capital of the Colca, Chivay.

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  • Free access
  • Travelers have the habit of placing “apachetas”, or small stone towers as indicating the way, the highest part of the route and the homage to the Apus or Andean mountains.

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