Salvador de Bahia, Brasil, Sudamérica, Sede del Mundial de Fútbol 2014

Salvador de Bahia, Brasil, Sudamérica, Sede del Mundial de Fútbol 2014 y Patrimonio Histórico de la Humanidad por UNESCO es una bella y carismática ciudad.

Conocida como Bahia o Salvador de Bahia, su nombre oficial es San Salvador da Bahia de Todos los Santos o en portugués São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos.

Situada el la región Noreste es la tercera metrópoli en población de Brasil y en América Latina la octava.

Tiene varias universidades, es un centro administrativo e industrial con un importante trafico internacional en sus instalaciones portuarias.

El viajero puede disfrutar de un turismo particularmente inusual, ya que conserva sus tradiciones, arquitectura e historia desde los tiempos de la Colonia, aun no cambiados por la vida moderna.

Se puede sentir la naturaleza que rodea la ciudad en forma exuberante compartida por sus habitantes originales, pobladores de un lugar que ha dejado muchas huellas en la historia del país.

Así es que seguramente merecerá mas de una visita, para recorrer su Ciudad Alta o Centro Administrativo que alberga la primera Catedral y Facultad de Medicina. Luego está la Ciudad Baja con su arquitectura bella y única, tanto así que su Centro Histórico fue declarado Patrimonio Histórico de la Humanidad por la UNESCO en 1985.

Su población se compone principalmente de descendientes de los primeros pobladores del pais, traídos de áfrica como esclavos entre los siglos XV al XVI por Portugal.

Con su baile marcial llamado Capoeira, creado como una forma de mantener sus tradiciones, se combina arte con precisos movimientos corporales.

Posee mas de trescientas cincuenta Iglesias, lo que le da el sobrenombre de Roma Negra demostrando la importante influencia africana. Esto se trasmite a su música en su popular samba, axe y mas espiritual afoxe, tanto como a su comida.

Sede de dos grandes universidades, la Federal de Bahia y la Univ. del Estado de Bahia, ambas publicas. Esto no menoscaba que se hayan creado muchas universidades y facultades privadas en la década de los 90.

También es de recordar que Salvador de Bahia es reconocida por sus exuberantes fiestas durante el carnaval e importante destino turístico, principalmente la Ciudad Vieja o Pelourinho, y de sus agrestes playas.

Aun se encuentran lugares con muy poca afluencia de turistas que son bellos paraísos perdidos en la naturaleza, que te transportan a un mundo e ensueño.

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Came here and enjoy a beautiful oasis with unique geological landscapes. This historic tiny town, located in northern Chile is a popular tourist destination. This is the gateway to majestic salt flats, volcanoes, geysers, hot springs, and unique rock formations. With many lodging in nice accommodations and wonderful sights to see, it is a must-visit for nature lovers.

When you go to an amazing place like this, you have to take as many of the beautiful attractions as you can. Some of the popular places to explore are the Los Flamencos National Reserve, Geysers del Tatio, Valle of the Luna, Puritama, el Salar, and the Valle del Arcoiris, that are incredible wonders difficult to find around the world.

While you can definitely explore it on your own, a great way to make the most of your visit is by signing up for the many travels that are offered and don’t visit leave without experiencing an astronomy one, due to their particular dream and wild places, unique in the world with incredible clarity skies for the night watching the stars and other celestial phenomena.

The SPACE agency offers astronomy observation almost every night and visitors are greeted by experienced astronomers. You can pick a tour base on transportation preferences such as horses or motorbikes or choose a destination-based to go around many of the beautiful natural wonders that it has to offer to the casual or experiences traveler.

Even though it is a small town, visitors that come here need not worry about accommodations, as there are many lodging options to choose from.

If you want to go camping, Domos y Eco Camping Los Abuelos offers tent and RV sites.

The campground also has two swimming pools as well as bathroom and showers with hot water. It also offers many hostels for those who are on a budget. You can opt for hostels with private or shared bathrooms.

If you are looking for a more luxurious vacation, you can check into a luxury place like the Hotel Alto, Awasi or Tierra Hotel & Spa.

Whether you choose to stay at a hostel, hotel or a resort, the accommodations are very clean and well-maintained, through the whole year.

As you can see, even though this is a small town, it has a lot to offer. It is one of Chile’s top 3 vacation destinations and attracts many visitors. From its rich history to amazing landscape, a vacation or even a small trip to San Pedro de Atacama is an experience that you will never forget and will be willing to repeat again.

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Lunahuana is a valley with the most beautiful river and sun every day of the year.

It’s the ideal place to travel and practice fun activities and sports such as rafting, canopy over the river, horse rides, visit Inca ruins (Inkawasi) and visit Pisco and wine wineries.

In Lunahuana, the hotel La Confianza is a ecologic hotel with a collection of nice and picturesque cottages/bungalows built on a very ancient Vineyard and its winery built on 1908, La Confianza on the district of Catapalla, Lunahuaná.

La Confianza was a winery with more than a century of age and it maintains much of its original architecture like its beautiful façade and its main salon where the wine and pisco was bottled, Today it is our lobby and bar. The walls are made of clay and dry plants, material very popular in the region.

It is known that Mr Queirolo (owner of the distinguish Queirolo Pisco) came on those years to this winery to buy our Pisco and then bottled with their name.

Also, La Confianza is located very near where the last battle between Peruvian and Chilean regiment took place before Chileans backed to the coast.
On the back of La Confianza existed a Inca Ceremonial Centre, you can take a walk and see some traces of it. La Confianza is peace, food and Pisco in the same space.

For more information visit Hotel La Confianza and take a look with more photos.

To reach Lunahuaná from Lima, we must start from the Panamericana Sur highway almost a half hour, you reach Cañete. From here take the left turn at Km 144 of the Panamericana Sur road, leading to Imperial – Lunahuaná – Yauyos.

Lunahuaná has a paved road and well signposted, allowing the visitor an easy and secure arrived to the valley.

CLIMATE:
Temperate and warm. Sunny almost all year and eternal spring. The average temperature is 16ºC in winter and 26ºC in summer.

The Hotel La Confianza -Lunahuana is sourounded with the magic of the nature
It is the ideal place to relax, hike through the vineyards, visit the river, horseback riding and enjoy the wonderful Pisco.

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