Archive for April, 2008


Machu picchu - At one with the Incas: Machu Picchu - Chicago Tribune


CUZCO, Peru - Get up early in Machu Picchu, they said. Stay overnight in the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge and awaken in the dark. Come the dawn, a strange feeling might pass through you. Unusual things could happen, life-changing things. Don’t let
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Meet Christine, sadly lost at sea - Providence Journal
She began by showing me pictures of her daughter. Christine Grinavic is a striking young woman, a tall outdoorsy blonde. She is a sailor, a writer, and, at age 27, quite a traveler, having visited 19 countries. She started college in the Midwest and
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Luxury tourism booms in Peru, but some locals are protesting - Seattle Times
A bed with a view at Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge, where some suites by the ancient Inca site can cost more than $1,000 a night. MARTIN MEJIA / AP Tourists feel the power in the ruins of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, where the tourism industry is
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Tourism booms amid concerns in Peru - (Machu picchu) MSNBC

LIMA, Peru - With four-digit inflation and violent Maoist guerrillas, Peru for many years was hardly the place for a seaweed wrap in a swank hotel. But nowadays, relative peace and a booming economy draw boutique travelers to the Andean terrain and Article Details

Anne talks the (Machu picchu) talk and walks the walk! - Luton News


One woman will be walking the streets of London and the Inca Trail in Peru to raise money for charity this summer. Anne Jones, of Cople, hopes to collect cash for breast cancer research by attempting the Playtex Moonwalk through the capital on May 17

Mountains of money: Peru goes for luxury tourism while some locals - Seattle Times
A bed with a view at Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge, where some suites by the ancient Inca site can cost more than $1,000 a night. MARTIN MEJIA / AP Tourists feel the power in the ruins of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, where the tourism industry is

The Ride (and Risk) of Their Lives - ABC News
Since tours began in 1998, more than 70,000 thrill-seeking tourists have biked the narrow road that plunges more than 11,000 feet in just 40 miles. They are drawn by the breathtaking scenery, the lung-sapping altitude and the bone-rattling journey

Want a real adventure? Do it Indiana Jones-style - USA Today
If adventure has a name, legions of movie fans would argue it belongs to swashbuckling archaeologist and indefatigable world traveler Indiana Jones. And as the countdown continues for next month’s much-anticipated opening of Indiana Jones and the



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