The luxury auction site LuxuryLink.com has released its list of the world’s best luxury hotels and Peru’s Hotel Monasterio was one of the winners. We have to agree that after visiting a lot of hotels on a lot of continents, this is one that is truly special. See our full review of Hotel Monasterio.

It’s hard for a newly constructed hotel to achieve this kind of greatness, matching the kind of workmanship you see in a building that is several centuries old. Some developers try, but very few succeed since it would take a vast fortune to duplicate the kind of craftsmanship that went into church-related construction in colonial times. The fact that it is managed by the dependable Orient-Express company seals the status as one of the world’s best.
Also making the list were several hotels from Mexico that we will be reviewing at a later date.

As we are finishing up round one of the Luxury Latin America site, this blog is getting fired up to accompany it.

In the future this will be the spot to find breaking news and commentary on luxury travel developments in Mexico, Central America, and South America.

There are plenty of sites devoted to the whole spectrum of tourism in Latin America and there are a few sites devoted to upscale travel around the world. This is the first site to specifically gather the best hotels and touring opportunities in this fascinating region. So pop by the blog to read about new resorts, new adventures, and developments the discerning travel should know about.

The blog will mainly be maintained by editor Timothy Scott, but our contributing editors and correspondents will pop by now and then to offer their expertise. Click here to return to the main Luxury Latin America site.