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Casa Andina Standard Colca

Colca Canyon, Peru

A small and friendly hotel made up of individual stone cottages linked by well-tended pathways, Casa Andina Standard Colca boasts quaint features like a vegetable garden and an open courtyard with a fountain.

The restaurant offers hearty cuisine if a limited menu and local dancers perform daily.

There is also a planetarium and observatory, unique in Colca, that allows guests to marvel at the night sky of the southern hemisphere. The hotel is also very well located; the traditional village of Chivay is a mere five-minute stroll away and many of Colca Canyon’s highlights are also in easy reach.

Why we like Casa Andina Standard Colca

Little touches like cosy fires and heated blankets make the cottages feel homely after nightfall when temperatures plummet at altitude, and the stargazing observatory and planetarium offers spectacular guided presentations.

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Some of the wonderful places to stay that we frequently recommended.

Belmond Las Casitas del Colca £££££

Peru

A hidden gem in the Peruvian Andes, Belmond Las Casitas del Colca is a secluded hideaway nestled in the shadow of mist-tipped mountains. The estate offers a Peruvian a la carte restaurant, an outdoor stone swimming pool, a tranquil treatment spa with eucalyptus steam room, an organic vegetable garden, a small farm and a delightfully restored chapel.

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Colca Lodge Spa & Hot Springs £££££

Peru

Surrounded by ancestral farming terraces in the Colca Valley, Colca Lodge Spa & Hot Springs boast astonishing views over the neighbouring Peruvian National Heritage pre-Inca terraces and across a luscious valley. Inspired by Inca architecture, the lodge is constructed almost entirely from native materials and techniques that include mud bricks, stones and thatching. A charming lodge that consciously blends in with the surrounding landscape, Colca Lodge Spa & Hot Springs offers 45 exquisite rooms that are decorated with rustic furnishings and bold fabrics and connect with the impressive gardens.

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