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Orient-Express Hotels announced that the Las Casitas del Colca will open April 15, 2008 on a 60-acre estate strewn with cactus and fruit trees and watered by natural springs. This 20-room lodge in Peru's Colca Canyon will allow guests to personally select vegetables for their meals from the extensive garden and prickly pear orchard, and the onsite farm is home to horses, baby alpacas, cows, chickens, guinea pigs, rabbits and trout ponds. All accommodations have been designed to meld with the environment and incorporate natural local materials whenever possible, such as Laja stone from the nearby Arequipa region for all floors and terraces. Each casita's amenities include heated flooring, a working open fireplace, wi-fi Internet access and outside terrace with private heated plunge pool. Bathrooms are accessed through separate dressing rooms and feature large soaking tubs, both indoor and outdoor showers and glass ceilings to encourage guests to lie back and gaze up at the remarkable night sky.
The Spa Samay (meaning "rest" in the ancient Incan language of Quecha) at Las Casitas del Colca will feature a sauna, two single treatment rooms, one double treatment room and a treatment suite complete with a soaking tub. A range of treatments inspired by the Andean culture will be offered, using local products from the Colca Valley and the highlands of Peru. Rates start at $500 per person, per night, based on double occupancy, and include all meals and beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) as well as the following activities: Peruvian paso horse riding, hiking tours, mountain biking, fly fishing and cooking lessons. Reservations can be made by visiting www.lascasitasdelcolca.com.
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