11 JUNE 2018 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Latin Routes removes complimentary single-use bottled water from our private transfers & tours. Every client will now receive a Water-to-Go reusable filter bottle. Like many, we were quite naive about the scale of sea pollution caused by single-use plastics, until it was highlighted by David Attenborough, in the recent BBC documentary, Blue Planet 2. Afterwards, the Environmental Audit Committee estimated that over 5.5 billion single-use plastic water bottles are landfilled, littered, or incinerated every year in the UK alone. Since then, we have been looking at ways to reduce our clients consumption of single-use plastics, while they are on holiday with us. In Latin America, often the water that flows from the tap is not up to the same standard as we have in the UK, which often leads our clients to rely on single-use plastic bottled water. However, we have now discovered…
The shifting power of the earth is always near the surface in Pucon. The Villa Rica volcano sparks and rumbles, thermal pools simmer and impossibly blue water laps at the feet of mountains. The Chilean Lake District may be a picture book of sparkling pools and verdant hillsides, but it’s also one of colossal power and strength. There is mystery here, and not a little wonder. Embrace the spirit of a region filled with natural treasures by staying in luxury, while remaining uniquely in touch with the nature which surrounds you. Supplied by produce from their own hacienda, Vira Vira Hacienda Hotel effortlessly combines a peaceful retreat with opportunities to get into the great outdoors. Get up close with the resident ponies, or retreat to the gourmet restaurant where the best of local produce will be lovingly prepared for you. With all the activities of the Lake District right on…
