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PERU TRAVEL PLANNER
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Peru and the media
There are many poor-quality newspapers and magazines
available on the streets of Lima and throughout the rest of Peru. Many of the
newspapers stick mainly to sex and sport, while magazines tend to focus on
terror and violence and the frequent deaths caused by major traffic accidents.
The two most established (and establishment) daily newspapers are El Comercio
and Expreso; the latter devoting vast amounts of space to anti-Communist
propaganda. El Comercio ( www.elcomercio.com.pe/) is much more balanced but
still tends to toe the political party of the day's line. El Comercio 's daily
Seccion C also has the most comprehensive cultural listings of any paper - good
for just about everything going on in Lima. In addition, there's the
sensationalist tabloid La Republica, which takes a middle-of-the-road to liberal
approach to politics; and Cambio provides interesting tabloid reading. One of
the better weekly magazines is the fairly liberal Caretas, generally offering
mildly critical support to whichever government happens to be in power. There's
one environmental and travel magazine - Rumbos - which publishes articles in
both Spanish and English and has excellent photographic features.
The Cusco-based weekly, New World News, is an excellent English-language
newspaper , available weekly across Peru in the major cities. It reports on
issues relevant to tourism plus news around South America and world issues. The
business weekly Lima Herald, also in English, can be bought in Lima Centro and
sporadically in Cusco. For more serious, in-depth coverage, the monthly Andean
Report, is particularly good on Peruvian and Andean political and economic
issues.
International newspapers are fairly hard to come by; your best bet for English
papers is to go to the Embassy in Lima, which has a selection of one- to
two-week old papers, such as The Times and Independent for reference only. US
papers are easier to find; the bookstalls around Plaza San Martin in Lima Centro
and those along Avenida Larco and Diagonal in Miraflores sell the Miami Herald,
the Herald Tribune, Newsweek and Time magazine, but even these are likely to be
four or five days old. If you're not moving around too much, consider having The
Guardian Weekly, which has comprehensive international coverage, sent to you
poste restante.
Peruvians watch a lot of television - mostly soccer and soap operas, though TV
is also a main source of news. Many programmes come from Mexico, Brazil and the
US ( The Flintstones and Bewitched are perennial favourites), with occasional
eccentric selections from elsewhere and a growing presence of manga-style
cartoons. There are nine main terrestial channels, of which channels 7 and 13
show marginally better quality programmes. Panamericana is Peru's top station,
but all the channels are crammed with adverts.
Cable and, even more so, satellite channels are increasingly forming an
important part of Peru's media. Partly due to the fact that it can be received
in even the remotest of settlements and partly because it is beyond the control
of any government or other censorship, satellite TV appears set to dominate the
media scene and the world view of the nation's youth.
If you have a radio you can pick up the BBC World Service at most hours of the
day - frequencies shift around on the 19m, 25m and 49m short-wave bands; for a
schedule of programmes, contact the British Council in Lima. The Voice of
America is also constantly available on short wave. The radio station Sol
Armonia is dedicated to classical music on FM89. Also, the RPP (Radio Programmes
del Peru) on FM 89.7 has 24-hour bulletins
Alternatively, you can tune in to an incredible mess of Peruvian stations ,
nearly all of which are music and advertisement based. International pop, salsa
and other Latin pop can be picked up most times of day and night all along the
FM wave band, while traditional Peruvian and Andean folk music can usually be
found all over the AM dial. Radio Miraflores (96FM) is one of the best, playing
mainly disco and new US/British rock, though also with a good jazz programme on
Sunday evenings and an excellent news summary every morning from 7 to 9am. Radio
Cien (100FM) has the occasional programme in English (on Sunday mornings, for
example).
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Published articles and reviews about us
2010
Testimonials
Norman Pedersen
Date:
Sun,18 Jul 2010
Machu Picchu and my entire visit to Peru were
wonderful. A dream come true.
I could not have been happier with everyone I met through your
arrangements.
The tours were very informative and showed me more than I knew
existed in this beautiful place.
All of the accommodations were very comfortable.
The luncheon buffet at the Alhambra was top rate. And the Ferré
Hotel in Lima was also a very good choice.Your personal assistance
throughout was exceptional!
Thank you for everything!
Melinda Hughes
Date:
Tues, 13 Jul 2010
I was one of
the “Joel Williams” party of four who was recently on a Peru Gateway
Travel tour of northern and southern Peru. I had to write so you
would know how satisfied we were with the hotel accommodations, the
tour guides, the restaurants they choose for our lunches and just
everything about the trip.
The hotels we stayed in were well located, clean and convenient in
every way. We have absolutely no complaints!
Our tour covered Peru from the north to the south. It had four
internal flights, so there were many connections, pick ups and
deliveries involved. Peru Gateway Travel made sure we were always
delivered on time to the airports and promptly met and picked up
when we landed. We never had a moments worry.
Since we had many different day tours, we had several different
guides. All were professional and spoke our language well. All were
very knowledgeable and eager to impart that knowledge to us. They
chose great places for our lunches and the cuisine was
unforgettable. We have traveled to many countries but found the food
in Peru to be absolutely wonderful.
I also wanted to mention the drivers who picked us up at all times
of the day and night, drove us to our next destination and the
delivered us safely to our hotels. We never had a driver who was
less than prompt, courteous and most importantly, a skilled and
careful driver.
The sites we saw were the places we chose to see. And they did not
disappoint us. From the desert to the Andes to the Jungle, we
enjoyed it all.
Please feel free to use this email on your website or as a
testimonial. All four of our group would recommend Peru Gateway
Travel to anyone planning a trip to Peru. We were well taken care
of, enjoyed delicious food, saw awesome sights and had a wonderful
time.
Sincerely.
Ajay Chopra
Date:
Fri, 02 Jul 2010
We are back in
Lima. Our trip to Machu Picchu was wonderful, thank you and your
team and the ground staff in Cuzco for all their help and care. A
special thanks to Angella for her help.
We hope to do business with you in the near future.
Best Regards
Saikat.
Date:
Fri, 02 Jul 2010
I just wanted to let you know that we had an amazing
and wonderful trip to your country.
I must state that the people of Peru impressed me very much - they
are so nice!
While I have already filled-up the feedback form, this is just a
personal note to say Thank you.
Do visit India sometime - we have a lot in common.
Regards,
Irina Pascu
Date:
Fri, 25 Jun 2010
I am now back
home but still not believed that the holiday is over. I just
write you to tell you that I had a wonderful time in Peru and to
thanks for
your support. The circuit was very well designed and I had the
opportunity
to visit all the important sites I envisaged and also the Sacred
Valley and
the Altiplano.
I was really impressed by the organization and your people, always
in time
for pick up and interested to offer the necessary information.
Finally I showed to my friends that Peru is not so far and a visit
there
could be a wonderful experience. For me was a dream come true.
Many thanks to you and to your team.
Melissa Polier
Date:
Tues, 22 Jun 2010
My 2 adult children and I recently returned from our
hike to Machu Picchu and I wanted to thank you for all your
assistance. Our trip was great. We very much enjoyed visiting your
beautiful country. I especially want to praise our guide, cook and
porters. They did a terrific job. The food was marvelous and after a
long hike it was definitely something to look forward to. The
porters were very kind and when I needed some assistance at the end
of the 3rd day one of the porters helped me a lot. Our guide was
great. He was very knowledgeable and fun to hike with and he seemed
to really love his job. Again, thanks so much for everything
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