The Urubamba River or Vilcamayo River is a river in Peru. Upstream it is called Vilcanota River. Within the La Convención Province the naming changes to Urubamba. A partially navigable headwater of the Amazon River, it rises in the Andes to the southeast of Cuzco. It originates on the slopes of Khunurana in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, near the La Raya pass. It flows north-north-west for 724 kilometers before coalescing with the Tambo River to form the Ucayali River.
The Sacred Valley of the Incas, or the Urubamba Valley, is a valley in the Andes of Peru, 20 kilometres (12 mi) at its closest north of the Inca capital of Cusco. It is located in the present-day Peruvian region of Cusco. In colonial documents it was referred to as the "Valley of Yucay." The Sacred Valley was incorporated slowly into the incipient Inca Empire during the period from 1000 to 1400 CE.
The Belmond Hotel Monasterio is a five-star hotel in Cusco, Peru. It is a refurbished Baroque seminary built in the 17th century on Inca foundations. The hotel is located two blocks from the Plaza de Armas.
PeruRail is a railway operator providing tourist, freight, and charter services in southern Peru. It was founded in 1999 by 2 Peruvian entrepreneurs and British company Sea Containers.
Belmond Ltd. is a hospitality and leisure company that operates luxury hotels, train services and river cruises worldwide. In 2015, the company had 35 deluxe hotels, 7 tourist trains, 3 river cruises and restaurants in 22 countries.
The Belmond Hotel Cipriani is a deluxe hotel on the island of Giudecca in Venice, northern Italy. It is reached by hotel launch from St Mark's Square, a five-minute journey across the lagoon. Long considered one of the leading luxury hotels of the world, its room rates begin at USD $1,400 per night.
The Belmond Villa San Michele is a hotel situated on the hill of Fiesole overlooking Florence, Italy. It is named after the church of St Michael the Archangel. Today it is owned by Belmond Ltd. and is operated as a luxury hotel.
Belmond Villa Sant’Andrea is a hotel on Sicily's Bay of Mazzaro. It was built in the late 1800s as a private villa by an Englishman called Robert Trewhella.
Belmond El Encanto is a hotel in Santa Barbara, California. It was established during the early 1900s as the El Encanto Hotel, when it was popular with artists of the plein air school, celebrities and the "carriage trade" from the East Coast. Guests during the early days of Hollywood included Hedy Lamarr, Clark Gable and Carole Lombard.
Belmond Hotel das Cataratas is the only hotel in Iguassu National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Centre in Brazil, and has access to Iguassu Falls.
Belmond La Residencia is a hotel on the northern coast of Mallorca in the artists’ village of Deià. It sits in the lee of the Tramuntana Mountains and faces the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of two old manor houses and a collection of hillside suites.
Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel is a luxury hotel at the centre of Cape Town in a garden estate overlooked by Table Mountain.
Belmond La Résidence Phou Vao is resort on a hilltop on the edge of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Luang Prabang in Laos. Luang Prabang sits at the junction of the Mekong and Nam Khan rivers. The resort has large gardens with a spa and swimming pool which directly faces Phou si hill. It was acquired by Orient-Express Hotels in 2006. In 2014, the company changed its name to Belmond Ltd. and the hotel was renamed Belmond La Résidence Phou Vao.
Belmond La Résidence d’Angkor is a resort at the centre of Siem Reap in Cambodia. It is a short drive from the temples of Angkor Wat. It has large gardens containing a swimming pool and spa. The resort was acquired by Orient-Express Hotels in 2006. In 2014 the company changed its name to Belmond Ltd. and the hotel was renamed Belmond La Résidence d’Angkor. In 2016, the hotel closed for 7 months to undergo extensive renovations and reopened at the end of November 2016.
Belmond Palacio Nazarenas is a hotel in a former convent built on Inca walls at the centre of Cusco, Peru. It is located in a small square, close by the Plaza de Armas and the city cathedral.
The Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid is a historic five star belle époque hotel in Madrid, Spain at No. 5 in Retiro district, next to the Prado Museum. Opened in 1910, it is owned and managed by the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. The hotel's façade is a listed national monument.
Belmond Jimbaran Puri is a resort hotel located directly on the beach at Jimbaran Bay in Bali, Indonesia. Jimbaran is a fishing village and tourist resort, close to Ngurah Rai International Airport.
Belmond Hiram Bingham is a luxury train operating day return trips from Poroy station outside Cusco to Aguas Calientes, the station for Machu Picchu in Peru.
Belmond Napasai is a resort hotel on the northern coast of Koh Samui, an island off the eastern edge of mainland Thailand It opened in February 2004.
Belmond Las Casitas is a hotel in the Colca Valley, 180 km north of Arequipa and 8 km from the town of Chivay, which is known for its regional market. It is a one-hour hike from the colcas or granaries, hewn into the cliffs just above the river, where inhabitants of the valley dating back to the pre-Inca era would store grain. It is 11.2 km from the Colca Canyon where condors can be seen in flight.
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