While booking your next Mexico exploration, enjoy a complimentary dining experience including transfers at one of Mexico City’s best kept secrets, Villa Maria. View this post on Instagram Mexicano, ¡mexicanísimo! . . . . #VillaMaria #VillaMariaPolanco #VillaMariaSantaFe #TradicionesVillaMaría #Mexicanfood #travelmexico #CDMX #food #foodie #antojo #gastronomia #MexicoLindoyQuerido #delicious #eating #foodpic #mexicanfood #CocinaMexicana #GastronomiaMexicana A post shared by Villa Maria (@villamariamx) […]
By Guest Writer, Cassie Steele Wine Tours: A Unique Way To Discover A New Region Whether you’re traveling in Costa Rica, Mexico or Hong Kong, a wine tour can be an enriching, memorable experience in any country. Wine tours welcome professionals and novices alike and are a unique way to get to know a new location. As you get taken […]
Free sunset walk in Casco Antiguo, Panama with a rooftop cocktail! Panama, the transcontinental nation connecting North and South America, is best known for the architectural marvel, the Panama Canal. However, Panama has much more to offer! Dense rainforests with abundant wildlife, pristine offshore islands on its two coasts, pre-Columbian native communities, and luxurious properties. To further enhance their custom […]
For those casual coffee drinkers who get overwhelmed by the menu options at Starbucks, you might want to sit down for this one. If you consider yourself a coffee aficionado, you know all there is about coffee. From the region of the bean and how its roasted to the ground consistency and different methods of preparations. You can tell the […]
Although we might start with the apparent wine locales across South America, you may be surprised by some regions that produce wine and the ingredients that they use for their signature concoctions. Palm wines of Africa and rice and plum wines of Asia will open your eyes to the palette of flavors and wide varieties that winemakers around the world […]
Brain-Freeze Worthy Frozen Treats Around the World Summer is finally here and what better way to celebrate this magnificent time of year than to indulge in a heaping bowl of sweet, frosty Camels Milk Ice-cream!? Rather than jumping into the usual pint of Ben & Jerry’s (no disrespect meant!) take a look at some of these brain-freeze worthy frozen treats […]
5 Must-See Places and Their Must-Try Foods Travel has always topped people’s list of things they’ve always wanted to do. Many people are confined to their own small portion of the world, and find themselves yearning to see more. While visiting other countries and cultures is persuading enough to travel the world, there tends to be one particular factor that […]
Pan-Asian Cuisine Across Asia there are beautiful, incredibly delicious, and sometimes strange culinary delights that have been acclaimed since the earliest days of the spice trade. Pan-Asian cuisine is inclusive of the diverse flavors of all of Asia’s nations. Learn about some of the unique and famous aspects of this cuisine below and keep an eye out for the […]
It is always best to make the most of any country you have the pleasure of exploring for the first time by diving into to local culture and customs, which, oftentimes meaning asking a local bartender for the drink they’re best known for. Many countries around the world have their own national cocktails- drinks that were invented in-country and lauded […]
This delicious version of corn on the cob can be tasted at many vendors and street carts around Mexico. Typically served on a stick or with the kernels cut off the cob in a cup, this is a delicious spin on corn on the cob that will add a new level of zest to your next summer cookout. Get a […]
Let us help you dig into the best eats around with exclusive dinner reservations at the best restaurants in the world, as determined by the World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards, many of which are located in Yampu destinations! Peru With roots in Peru, all of us at Yampu think the food there is pretty spectacular. Native ingredients were impacted by […]
Peruvian Cuisine With the release of the World’s Top 50 Restaurants of 2017 has come more limelight for Yampu’s origin-destination, Peru. Two Peruvian restaurants, Central and Maido, located a short distance from each other in Lima, graced the top 10 with another restaurant, Astrid, following behind at #33. Central was also awarded the Best Restaurant in Latin America award, which […]
Enjoy 15% off food & wine tours to destinations such as South Africa, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay when booked by November 28, 2016. This is a great opportunity for wine enthusiasts to taste some of the world’s finest wines on site, surrounded by breathtaking scenery, history and wine culture.
Last month, The Telegraph declared Hanoi to be the best city in the world for food. Traditional dishes such as bun cha, delicious pork dishes, egg coffee and noodle soups display the city’s culinary excellence and understanding for the delicate balance of flavors. For more on Vietnamese dishes and the best place to eat good food in Vietnam (Hint: street […]
Sucheta Rawal, a food and travel writer, chose her top wines from Chile during her Yampu trip. –By Sucheta Rawal, Go Eat Give I’ve been on many wine tours before, but nothing prepared me for the variety of good quality wines I enjoyed in Chile. In just two weeks, I drank hundreds of glasses of whites, rosés, and reds, from all over […]
Yampu co-founder, Monica Irauzqui, was interviewed while at industry event, TravelMart LatinAmerica, on exciting new options she’s added to Yampu’s customized tours. I was looking for and found many exciting options to connect our clients with meeting people and giving back in our destinations,” says Monica Irazqui, v.p. of Yampu Tours. We are always in the market for off-the-beaten-path adventure […]
Great Trips for Fruit Hunters and Fruiters They say not to go grocery shopping while you’re hungry; The Fruit Hunters is a documentary that’s playing now on Netflix that you shouldn’t watch hungry. It will have you scouring the supermarket for the most peculiar looking fruit you can find. Local markets have limitations of course though, the variety’s only so […]
It’s not the typical time for a vacation with the pending holidays, but sometimes it’s the perfect time to escape. Fall lets you recuperate right before that hectic time of year. It lets you take advantage of those built up vacation days that must be used before the New Year. Perhaps you don’t need a reason, and it’s just time […]
For all of those looking to enjoy this Thirsty Thursday, we have the traditional Peruvian cocktail recipe waiting for you! The preparation of Pisco with lemon dates back to the 18th century, and the first Pisco Sour is theorized to have been created in the early 1920’s, by bartender Victor Vaughn Morris. He was an American who had lived in […]
If you enjoyed the Peruvian flare of the Ceviche last week, then you will love the tickling taste of these Conchitas a la Parmesana (Broiled Parmesan Scallops). This fantastic dish is a delicacy of Peru, combining fresh seafood with a tasty South American flare. This quick and simple recipe will push those seafood cravings into a full-blown obsession! CONCHITAS A […]