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probando Peru promoted tourist attractions among 240 British tour operators.

Peru's Export and Tourism Promotion Board (PromPeru) organized three roadshows in London, Manchester and Edimburgh (United Kingdom) to promote Peru´s attractions among 240 British tour operators. The roadshows, which took place on April 19 in Edimburgh, April 20 in Manchester and April 22 in London, were broadly covered by the British media. Promperu was accompanied by a delegation of ten Peruvian exhibiting companies with representations in the United Kingdom and willing to establish work rel...

probando June celebrations expected to attract more tourists to Cusco.

June festivities and anniversary celebration in Cusco will attract more tourists to the Imperial City, the President of Cusco's Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Services, Tourism and Production Carlos Milla said today. “There seems to be a sense of excitement since the re-opening of Machu Picchu is setting a new phase in the recovery of tourism,” he stated. He also said festivities will draw a significant number of tourists to Cusco, “since Cusco has a historic, monumental and cultural legac...

probando (Español) Unos 70 mil turistas visitaron sitios arqueológicos alternativos a Machu Picchu en Cuzco

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probando Nearly 20,000 tourists visited Machu Picchu since reopening

A total of 19,768 tourists visited the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu since its reopening on April 1st, reported the National Institute of Culture (INC) in Cuzco. According to INC statistics, 18,178 tourists (15,950 foreigners and 2,228 Peruvians) visited Machu Picchu between April 1 and 14, while there were 1,590 visitors on April 15. Every day nearly 1,500 tourists visit Peru's No. 1 tourist site which reopened after a two-month closure due to floods that washed out the rail link to ...

probando Machu Picchu replica could be one of Disney’s new attractions.

A replica of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu could be one of the new attractions at Disney's Epcot Center in Orlando, said Kristi Breen, manager of college and international recruiting at Disney World. Kristi Breen, who is visiting the Andean city of Cuzco this week, signed an internship agreement with businessman Raul Diez Canseco under which a group of Disney chefs will visit Cuzco to share their experiences on Peruvian and international cuisine. The agreement was signed after inaugurat...

probando Jorge Chavez International Airport the best in Latin America

Peru's President Alan García reported today that the Jorge Chavez International Airport has been voted the best in South America, ahead of Brazil and Argentina airports, according to the travelers. “Lima Airport Partners (LAP), the airport operator, bring us the good news that our airport has been voted the best in South America, and that is the result of the votes of ten million travelers", he stated. The Lima airport gathered more votes than Sao Paulo (Brazil) and Ezeiza (Argentina) ai...

probando Miss Peru contestants encourage tourists to visit Cuzco

Miss Peru International 2010 contestants landed in the Inca city of Cuzco to make the film and photo album of this beauty competition and encourage the inflow of tourists after heavy rains. According to Daniel Perez Soto, coordinator of the contest, photos and films were made at Cuzco’s cathedral, in the district of San Blas, at the famous Twelve-Angle Stone and in the archaeological site of Qenqo in Sacsayhuaman. During the sessions, tourists took pictures with the contestants. Jimena Flo...

probando Sarandon visit to Peru generated economic impact of several million dollars

Peru, April 09 The visit of the Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon generated an economic impact of several million dollars since it received international media coverage in several languages, said the director of Peru's Export and Tourism Promotion Board (PromPeru) Jacqueline Saettone. "Initial estimates indicate several million dollars, which was focused on advertising impact," she pointed out. According to Saettone, media coverage was "fantastic" because it was translated into several l...

probando Loreto’s gastronomic route to be launched to boost tourism

Iquitos, Apr. 08 The governor of Loreto, Yván Vásquez, will launch tomorrow the gastronomic route of this Peruvian northern rainforest area, aimed at boosting the tourist activity through food. This initiative includes the northern, central and southern tourist circuit of the province of Maynas, as well as the central tourist circuit of Loreto-Nauta, and the one of the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve. The move is expected to create more direct and indirect jobs, improve the villagers’ quali...