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Peru remains safe destination for tourism, Ministry says
Peru remains a safe destination for receptive tourism because AH1N1 flu in the country represents only isolated cases and does not imply a massive contagion, Peruvian Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Mercedes Araoz said.
�We expect foreign tourists continue coming to Peru, because safe tourism can be developed in this country as we have the required health and hygiene mechanisms,� she told Andina.
In that sense, she pointed out that the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur), in coordination with travel agencies, is working to provide the best information to the foreign markets.
�The goal is to explain to foreign people that Peru does not have any pandemic, because 25 cases of this virus are isolated,� she said.
She asked the media not to generate a media panic because most of AH1N1 cases are imported, in other words, these are people who have arrived from the United States, Mexico and Panama.
�Very few people have AH1N1 flu and there is no serious case; these are some cases like any regular flu,� she added.
News has been exaggerated in both national and international media, which has been affecting tourism worldwide.
Source: Andina
Unesco considers including Peru's sacred city of Caral in World Heritage List
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) will consider including Peru�s sacred city of Caral, located at 207 km (128 miles) to the north of Lima, in its list of World Heritage Sites.
Caral, a large settlement in the Supe Valley in Barranca province (Lima), is one of the most ancient cities of the Americas and possibly of the entire world, and is a well-studied site of the Norte Chico civilization.
The World Heritage Committee will consider requests for the inscription of new sites on UNESCO�s World Heritage List when it meets for its 33rd session in Seville, Spain, from 22 to 30 June.
During this year�s session - to be chaired by Mar�a Jes�s San Segundo, the Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Spain to UNESCO - 35 States Parties to the World Heritage Convention will present properties for inscription on UNESCO�s World Heritage List.
Three of those countries - Burkina Faso, Cape Verde and Kyrgyzstan - have no properties inscribed on the World Heritage List to date.
Thirty new properties in total were submitted for inscription on the World Heritage List this year: 4 natural, 23 cultural and 3 mixed (i.e. both natural and cultural) properties, including 4 transnational nominations. In addition, 7 extensions to properties already listed have been proposed (see list). The Committee will also review the state of conservation of the 30 World Heritage properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger and may decide to add to that list new properties whose preservation requires special attention.
The List in Danger features sites which are threatened by a variety of problems such as pollution, urban development, poorly managed mass tourism, wars, and natural disasters, which have a negative impact on the outstanding values for which the sites were inscribed on the World Heritage List.
One of the properties on the List in Danger, the cultural landscape of Germany�s Dresden Elbe Valley, will come under particular scrutiny as the Committee will decide whether to remove the property from the World Heritage List because of the building of a bridge in the heart of the landscape.
To date, the World Heritage List recognizes 878 properties of �outstanding universal value,� including 679 cultural, 174 natural and 25 mixed properties in 145 States Parties.
The Convention encourages international cooperation to safeguard the common heritage of humanity. With 186 States Parties, it is one of the most widely ratified international legal instruments.
When signing the Convention, States Parties commit to identifying sites for potential inscription and to preserving sites on the World Heritage List, as well as sites of national and regional importance, notably by providing an appropriate legal and regulatory framework.
The World Heritage Committee, responsible for the implementation of the 1972 Convention, comprises representatives of 21 countries, elected by the States Parties for up to six years.
Each year, the Committee adds new sites to the List. The sites are proposed by the States Parties. Applications are then reviewed by two advisory bodies: cultural sites by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), and natural sites by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which inform the Committee of their recommendations.
The International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (ICCROM) provides expert advice on conservation and training in restoration techniques.
The World Heritage Committee also examines reports on the state of conservation of inscribed sites and asks States Parties to take appropriate conservation and preservation measures when necessary.
The Committee supervises the disbursement of over $4 million annually from the World Heritage Fund, aimed, among other purposes, at emergency action, training of experts and encouraging technical cooperation. UNESCO�s World Heritage Centre is the Secretariat of the World Heritage Committee.
Source: Andina
Lake Titicaca continues to lead N7W of Nature contest
For the third consecutive week, Lake Titicaca continues to lead Group F (lakes, rivers and waterfalls) of the New Seven Wonders of Nature campaing, according to the latest ranking released on Monday by the contest organizers. 
With less than two months left until the 21 finalists are announced, the New 7 Wonders Foundation noted that Titicaca, a nomination shared by Peru and Bolivia, beats competitors such as the U.S. Niagara Falls and Europe's second-longest river, Danube River.
On the other hand, the Amazon River and Rainforest remains second in Group E, (Forests, National Parks and Nature Reserves), which is now led by Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park in the Philippines.
Furthermore, the Colca Canyon located in Arequipa moved up one place to second in Group D, which includes caves, rock formations and valleys.
A total of 261 qualified national and multinational nominees from 222 countries are participating in this second phase of the Official New7Wonders of Nature campaign.
Votes to nominate semifinalists will be cast until July 7 at
www.new7wonders.com. The top 77 nominees by group categories (the top 11 in each of the seven groups) will be eligible for consideration by the New7Wonders of Nature Panel of Experts.
The Panel of Experts will review these 77 nominees and choose from them the 21 Official Finalists, according to published criteria.
The selection will be announced on 21 July 2009, and the 21 Official Finalists will then enter the third and final phase to vote and choose the Official New7Wonders of Nature.
Source: Andina
Orient-Express to build five-star hotel in Cusco
After obtaining the municipal permits, Orient-Express Hotels Trains & Cruises announced it will start building its five-star hotel project in Las Nazarenas Convent in Cusco by August this year, with an investment of 14 million dollars. Project includes 56 luxury rooms.
In 2007, Orient Express obtained authorization from the Peruvian National Institute of Culture (INC) to start operations at both regional and national level, but it did not receive the authorization from the Municipality of Cusco.
Authorities were against the proposed construction of underground tunnels between Las Nazarenas Convent and Monasterio Hotel, both under concession of this chain.
According to the Monasterio Hotel's general manager Patricio Zucconi, this issue was solved in November 2008 when the company decided to cancel the construction of underground tunnels in the project, and thus obtained the necessary permits.
Looking for booking hotels in Cusco? Click hereSource: Andina
Colca Valley tourism grew by 9% in Jan-May period
Tourist arrivals to Colca Valley in Arequipa increased by 9 percent during the first five months of the year compared to the same period in 2008, the Head of Autonomous Authority of Colca (Autocolca) Jose Luis Talavera said Wednesday.
He said that over 48,000 visitors arrived to Colca Canyon from January to May 2009; 39,000 of whom were foreign tourists and 9,000 were nationals.
Talavera added that despite the international crisis, tourist arrivals to Colca have increased thanks to a series of promotional campaigns aimed at supporting this area in the New Seven Wonders of Nature online voting competition.As part of another promotional campaign, Talavera presented on Wednesday the 'traveling bus' equipped with 14 computers. This vehicle, provided by the National University of St. Augustin of Arequipa (UNSA), will tour different districts around Arequipa to encourage people to vote for Colca Canyon.
The Colca Canyon, located in the Arequipa province of Caylloma, moved up one place to second in Group D, which includes caves, rock formations and valleys.
Source: Andina
Puno authorities launch Aymara tourism route
Authorities in the Andean region of Puno, southeastern Peru, has launched a tourism route aimed at becoming one of the most popular in the Altiplano area, which has Lake Titicaca as its main attraction.
Local tourism police chief Edgar Saavedra said that this route dubbed Aymara (an ancient culture that flourished in Puno) includes the towns of Acora, Chucuito and Plateria, among others near the border with Bolivia.
�This route was almost closed. Tourists used to take the Quechua route to visit Taquile and Los Uros Islands, but now they have other option,� he said.
He pointed out that visitors can arrive in Acora from the port of Amantani Island, and from there, they can take the road to enjoy community-based tourism or adventure tourism like riding a bike or a motorcycle.
�This route has areas such as Charcas, a beautiful white sand beach. In Acora and Plateria we can experience community based tourism, sharing traditional activities with local people,� he added.
�Peru is a tourism destination and Puno is not the exception. Tourism Police will provide security for both domestic and foreign tourists,� he said.To see tours in Puno, click hereSource: Andina
Hotel chains reduce rates to promote domestic tourism
The hotel chains operating in Peru, are reducing their rates to promote domestic tourism in order to make up for the drop in the number of foreign tourists due to the global crisis' effects, the Peruvian Hotels Association (SHP) reported Monday.
�Rates were not affordable to domestic tourists, but thanks to this crisis the domestic tourism has been stimulated and now rates are becoming more accessible to locals,� said SHP General Manager Tibisay Monsalve.
She said the global financial crisis has led hotels to focus on the domestic tourism, with the same importance given to foreign and corporative tourists.According to Monsalve, most of the 18 SHP hotel company members participating in the 1st Hotel Workshop �The Best of Peru�, think that the first results of the meetings, held with travel agencies and tourist operators on the improvement in the hotel occupancy rate, will be materialized in the medium term.
Monsalve expressed her satisfaction with the participation of new travel agencies in this working meeting, which brought them into contact with different national and international hotel chains.
�Many of our members are not aware of the existence of these agencies, which, despite they are small, should not be underestimated. Important business deals are conducted in these small travel agencies�, she said.
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Source: Andina
Casa Andina plans to built luxury hotel in Cusco next year
Casa Andina Hotels plans to built a luxury hotel in the city of Cusco next year, which could be opened at the end of 2011or at the beginning of 2012, reported its general manager Juan Stossel.
"Some time ago, we bought a land located a one-half block from Cusco's main square, where we plan to build a hotel with our new brand, which will have a higher level than the Private Collection (5 stars)," he told Andina.
Stossel said that the name of the new brand is in the elaboration process, although he noted that it will be focused on the segment with a higher purchasing power looking for exclusivity and personalized service.
"This 5,400 m2 property has the advantage that 35 years ago its old owners began the construction of a 300-room hotel, which included the corresponding excavations and basements, which will be used for our new hotel," he added.
In this regard, he commented that these basements will be a bonus for the hotel, since currently people can not execute this kind of constructions in the jurisdiction of Cusco due to municipal regulations.
With this next opening would be six the hotels that the chain has in Cusco, since it has four 4-star hotels (called Clasic) and 1 five-star hotel (Private Collection).
The four Casa Andina Clasic are: Cusco Catedral, Cusco Koricancha, Cusco Plaza and Cusco San Blas; while the 5-star hotel is the Casa Andina Private Collection Cusco.
Source: Andina
Peru promoted on Canada�s major newspapers
The tourist attractions of Peru, under the slogan "Exploring the most captivating places of Peru," are being promoted on fourteen of the most important newspapers in Canada such as the National Post.
According to a press release issued by Peru's Export and Tourism Promotion Board (PromPeru), Canada, a country with 37.2 million people and a per capita average annual income of $ 42,524 in 2008, is one of the key targets to promote Peru as a tourism destination.
In 2009, PromPeru plans to promote tourism to Peru in Canada with more than 100 activities throughout the year, either individually or jointly with Canadian tour operators, which are its strategic allies.
These activities include visits to the business sector (sales blitzes), participation in exchange trading of Addison, virtual seminars (webinars), online education for travel agents and familiarization trips. These events are supported by an advertising campaign via the Internet and the media.
Canadian tourist arrivals increased by 22.7% from 40,983 to 50, 306 tourists in 2008 compared to last year; in addition, the average spending of a Canadian in Peru also rose by 6.5% from $1,532 to $1,632 over the last year.PromPeru has managed to advertise Peru's tourist attractions in various and distant countries, thus making the Andean country a preferred destination amongst global travellers.
Source: Andina
First phase construction of Westin Libertador required US$ 68 million
Libertador Peru Hotel Chain, owned by Brescia Group, has invested 68 million dollars in the first construction phase of its Westin Libertador Lima Hotel, reported the company's general manager Jorge Melero.
The hotel project, which will be the tallest building in Peru, will require a total investment of 100 million U.S. dollars.�Up to now, we have invested 68 million dollars in the finishing works phase, among finished works and contracts," he told Andina.
According to Melero, at least 60 million dollars were allocated for infrastructure, and the rest to finishing works.
"The hotel construction started when raw material prices were at their highest point (2007), but due to the international uncertainty generated by the crisis, it will be finished at the lowest price point, making up the investment climate," he said.
The construction works of Westin Libertador Lima hotel, located in the district of San Isidro, will be completed by August 2010. The hotel will hold an official soft opening ceremony in November.
Source: Andina
Libertador luxury hotel opening in Cusco
Libertador Peru Hotel Chain, owned by Brescia Group, reported that the soft opening of its luxury resort Urubamba Luxury Collection, located in the Inca's Sacred Valley in Cusco, will take place in October or November this year.
At the beginning of 2009, the company said the hotel was expected to open on August 1 but due to several factors, such as the purchase of environmentally friendly finishing materials, the opening date had to be changed.
They expect to invest US$ 30 million in this resort especially designed for luxury-seeking tourists, who would spend an average of US$ 350 per day.This is part of a franchise agreement with the US Starwood Hotels & Worldwide Resorts, which includes a 200-million-dollar investment in the remodeling of Libertador Cusco Hotel and the construction of other two hotels in Urumbamba (Cusco) and San Isidro (Lima).The company's general manager Jorge Melero said that the Urubamba Luxury Collection is in the construction phase but in August or September they will complete civil works.
The hotel will have a total of 128 40-square-meter rooms decorated with local materials creating a truly original vibe.
Starwood Hotels & Worldwide Resorts, is owner, operator, and franchisor of hotels and resorts such as Saint Regis, Luxury Collection, Westin, Le Meridien, Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, Aloft and Element.
Source: Andina
Peru, the best destination in Latin America
Peruvian travel agencies won in four out of the 10 categories nominated in the 2008 Latin American Travel Association Awards. LATA, a UK-based trade organization attracting tourism to Latin America, recognized PromPeru, Inkaterra Reserva Amaz�nica, Aqua Expeditions and Orient Express for their achievements in Peruvian tourism. The awards ceremony was held at the World Travel Market in London, the largest tourism convention in the world.
PromPeru was awarded Best Tourism Agency of the Year, Inkaterra Reserva Amaz�nica won Best Jungle Lodge in all of Latin America, Aqua Expeditions for Best Luxury Cruise and Orient Express with Best Hotel Chain.
The awards marked a high-profiled event for the four agencies, making their names recognized by other tourism companies from around the world. Mar�a del Carmen De Reparaz, who accepted the award on behalf of PromPeru, hopes the ceremony will invest more interests from English tourists and other travel agencies to do business with Peru in the future.
PromPeru is dedicated to the promotion of Peru throughout the world, spotlighting the country�s most beautiful landscapes and wonders. Inkaterra Reserva Amaz�nica has been running for more than 30 years and is a pioneer in jungle exploration located in the areas of Madre de Dios and Reserva Nacional de Tambopata. Aqua Expeditions is a luxury cruise exploring the rivers of the jungle vast Amazon jungle. Orient Express provides luxury hotels, trains and cruises throughout the world. Their hotels in Peru are located in Miraflores, Machu Picchu, Cusco and Colca Canyon.
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Taken from livinginperu.com
3 peruvian hotels in top 15 hotels in South America
Three of the top fifteen hotels in South America can be found in Peru, said the last edition of the travel magazine, Cond� Nast Traveler.
32,000 of the magazines readers, which chose a hotel in Cusco as their favorite, were surveyed to put together this list of top hotels.
According to the survey, the best hotel in South America is Hotel Monasterio in Cusco, an honor this establishment has held since 2005.
Hotel Monasterio at Cusco
The JW Marriott Hotel Lima was ranked in ninth, while readers chose the Libertador Palacio del Inka Cusco Hotel as their twelfth favorite place for accommodation.
Libertador Cusco Hotel JW Marriott Lima Hotel
With over 3.1 million readers, the magazine was recently named one of the ten most important magazines in the United States by Adweek and Advertising Age and is one of only three magazines that are listed by both companies.
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Cusco: Touristic circuit Valle Sur to be promoted to increase attractions
The touristic circuit Valle Sur (South Valley) of Cusco, which covers around 20 km, will be promoted in order to increase the offer of attractions to visit in this department. To this end, five touristic development plans are being prepared to promote other destinations in the department, which include touristic development in the Espinar region with the Suicutambo canyon, the Calca development plan, which is home to Pisac, the largest artisan market in the country, and the promotion of Paucartambo as a natural balcony from which the sunrise can be viewed.
The fourth plan covers the Canchis region, which houses the temple to the god Wiracocha, which is projected to be promoted along with the region�s hot springs. Finally, the fifth plan refers to the region of Quispicanchi, Ollantaytambo, Vilcabamba and the Capac Nan, or Camino Inca project, and will work with the INC
Taken from: Travel@latinamerica
Kings of Spain to visit Ruins in Trujillo Peru
The King and Queen of Spain, Juan Carlos de Borb�n and Sofia de Grecia are to visit the archaeological complex Huaca de la Luna ("Shrine of the Moon") in Trujillo, the capital of La Libertad department, on October 28, stated the dean of the Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Carlos Sabana Gamarra.
Wall painting at Huaca de la Luna
Moche civilisation - 200 BC-850 AD, near Trujillo, Peru
Sabana said that the royal couple accepted the invitation issued by this university to visit the tourist attractions of "The Capital of Eternal Spring", Trujillo, among which is the center of power of the millenary Mochica, a culture that developed from 100 to 900 A.C.The university authority issued the invitation to the royal couple during a visit to Madrid in March 2005, when Sabana and a delegation of distinguished people of Trujillo, received from the hands of the Queen of Spain the IV Reina Sofia International Award for Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage 2005 awarded to the archaeological project of Huaca de la Luna.
Huaca de la Luna, a large adobe brick structure built mainly by the Moche people of northern Peru, together with the Huaca del Sol, is part of Huacas de Moche, the remains of an ancient Moche capital city called Cerro Blanco by modern archaeologists.
News source: ANDINA
If you are planing to travel to Peru and visit these marvelous ruins, or famous mud city of Chan Chan very near of them in Trujillo, and why not, a tour to the home of world famous Lord of Sipan, anear Chiclayo, a close city. You can book them through traficoperu.com, as well as your air tickets, hotels and all related to yout trip to Peru.
Arequipa promotes Colca Canyon as New 7 Wonder of Nature
The Autonomous Authority of Colca (Autocolca) created a huge worldwide marketing campaign to promote Colca Canyon as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World and motivate Peruvians, tourists and internet users around the world to vote for this tourist attraction located in Arequipa, Peru.
The general manager of Autocolca, Juan Jos� Luis Talavera Suarez reported that Colca Canyon, located in the province of Caylloma, deserves the recognition of the award because it is one of the deepest and most beautiful canyons in Peru.
This campaign named �Ca�on del Colca, maravilla natural del mundo� (Colca Canyon, Natural Wonder of the World) started several months ago and its main objective is to promote this tourist attraction through media, parades as well as informative and photographic exhibitions.
Talavera also said this campaign has been moved to congress and different exhibition halls.�In Arequipa, we are presenting conferences, photographic and painting exhibitions. We have also carried out contests in different districts along the Colca Valley to promote voting�, he stated.
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News source: ANDINA
510 million tourists will see "Peru, Live the Legend"
In an effort to invite the world to experience the joys and treasures Peru has to offer, the country's tourism promotion agency, PromPeru, has launched a new publicity campaign.The new campaign portrays the Andean country as not just an exquisite place to visit, but as an experience that must be lived, an experience with cultures that have stood the test of time and continue to bewilder modern man.
"Peru, Live the Legend", shows the world that the country is a place where one will come into contact with sacred archaeological ruins and hidden natural wonders that were sites where legends took place.The campaign assures Peru is a privileged place to visit because of the combination of its rich culture, diverse natural wonders and uniqueness in the world. The objective of "Peru, Live the Legend" is to present our country as the best destination for trips in markets in the United States, Germany, France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Argentina, Brazil and Chile, said PromPeru.
Furthermore, the tourism promotion body announced that the campaign would reach 350 million people around the world as well as an additional 160 million through a deal made with One World.After a rigorous investigation, it was decided that the previous campaign, "Pack your six senses, come to Peru", needed to be modified to fit an ever changing market, said PromPeru.
Click here to see a video from the new campaign.
KLM Airlines serves Peruvian dishes on its flights
Due to the success KLM Airlines had in April serving Peruvian dishes on all its flights leaving Lima, the airline has announced it will serve Peru's finest cuisine on its outgoing flights once again. Chefs from Huaca Pucllana Restaurant will take care of providing passengers with the finest dishes for the next three months.
Kuelap as impressive as Machu Picchu
While most people know about the Incas and Machu Picchu, relatively few have heard of the Chachapoya civilization or visited their domains, a swath of Amazon headlands and breathtaking cloud forest on the eastern slopes of the Andes. Kuelap, an impressive pre-Inca fortress, located in Peru�s northern Amazonas Department, is slowly uncovering its secrets and showing its majesty �rivaling Machu Picchu in scale and grandeur.
Kuelap �meaning �cold place� in the native language-- is located at four hours drive from Chiclayo (Lambayeque) at an altitude of 2945 meters above sea level (9,500 feet) on the misty realm of the cloud forest, between the towering Andean peaks and low lying Amazon plains, on the left bank of the Utcubamba River. Archaeologists working on this site have estimated that it was a stronghold of the Chachapoyas culture, sheltering up to 4,000 people, as they have found scores of skeletons and thousands of artifacts, shedding new light on one of the most remarkable and least understood of Peru�s pre-Columbian advanced civilizations.
This ancient citadel, dating back to the 8th Century, remained hidden from the outside world until 1843; it is gigantic, with over 400 million square feet of construction, three times the volume of Egypt�s Great Pyramid. The circular stone defense walls that surround it are over 20 meters (64 feet) high and have gargoyle-like stone carvings and stone missiles to repel invaders. It is believed that the inhabitants of Kuelap abandoned their city shortly before the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors to the shores of Per�.
Kuelap, still covered in an aura of enigma and mystery, is rapidly becoming a major tourist attraction and you can know more about it and plan a trip by entering traficoperu.com, where you will find suggested tours to Kuelap and all destinations in Peru.
Cuzco Marriott Hotel to open in 2010
Cuzco Marriott Hotel will be managed by Marriott International under a long-term agreement with Inversiones La Rioja. The hotel will be located on a 14,000 square foot site at the intersection of San Agustin and Ruinas, in the heart of Cusco's colonial district.
For dining and entertainment, the hotel will offer a casual three-meal restaurant that will accommodate early-risers planning a day-trip to Machu Picchu and an informal, lobby lounge whose ambience will evolve throughout the day. In-room amenities will include high-speed internet access, two-line telephone with dataport and voicemail, coffee service, mini-refrigerator and oxygen for those impacted by Cuzco's altitude.
Recreational amenities will include a fitness center offering a large whirlpool and two treatment rooms. The business center will provide for internet booths. For conferences and social events, the hotel will have 2,300 square feet of space comprised of one room that will be divisible into two sections and a boardroom.
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Hiram Bingham named as the best trip in 2008
In an article titled �Custom-made Luxury, Adventure and Vacations� in the september edition Italian magazine Class, the trip to Machu Picchu aboard the Hiram Bingham Train operated by PeruRail, was classified as the �Best Trip of 2008� in the world.
The Hiram Bingham is a luxury train between Cusco and Machu Picchu. The train carries passengers on a spectacular journey through the changing landscapes and wonderful vistas of the beautiful Andes.
Departing from Poroy Station (a 20 minute taxi ride from Cusco) the Hiram Bingham gives a more leisurely start to the day than traditional departures. Brunch is served on board and guides are present to explain points of interest en route.
Upon arrival at Machu Picchu there will be a guided tour of the Machu Picchu citadel for you and entry tickets will have been pre-purchased.
After exploring the ruins, Afternoon Tea is served at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge, located just steps from the ancient citadel.
Once back on board, pre-dinner cocktails are served, accompanied by live entertainment and a 4-course gastronomic menu.
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Paracas Reserve ready to receive tourism again
A year after a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Ica and Lima, the Paracas National Reserve is recovering from the devastation and tourism is on the rise. The Paracas National Reserve is located in the department of Ica, province of Pisco, district of Paracas and has a surface of 335.000 hectares.
Paracas National Reserve is the only coastal marine reserve that includes a portion of the Pacific Ocean within its borders. The damage caused by the strong earthquake forced local authorities to close the park's doors; but fortunately, this measure only lasted two months. The employees working at the national reserve, intensified efforts to reopen this ecological attraction which has a great marine biodiversity.
Today, Paracas along with Nasca Lines are waiting for you to show you all of their beauty and enigmas. You can see and book tours regarding Ica, Paracas and Nazca at traficoperu.com, as well as tours along all of Peru.
Peru: The Latin American Boom in Tourism
A news article about Peru and its current economic situation, as well as its cultural and historic features, has been published in the Sunday supplement of the Chilean newspaper El Mercurio.
As per the report, Peru is living a unique moment with its economy growing at nearly 10 percent annually, its exports soaring and the international media praising its new writers.
"Travel magazines recommend its charms, from the wild Amazon to the refined cuisine in Lima," the Sunday supplement says.
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Taken from realtravelperu.com
Trekking Route Salcantay Machu Picchu considered among the top 25 in the World
The influential and well recognized magazine National Geographic Adventure has published �The World's 25 Best New Adventures of 2007�, an annual report on innovative trips. In this article, the Salcantay-Machu Picchu route is promoted as one of the most exciting treks of the world.
This amazing trek runs beneath the sacred Salkantay Peak (6.271m/20569ft), one of the highest and most stunning in the Peruvian Andes, passing through Quechua communities and lesser-known Inca ruins, to finally join the 4-day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu lies directly north of Salkantay, at the end of a ridge that extends down from this mountain. Viewed from Machu Picchu, the Southern Cross is above Salkantay's summit when at its highest point in the sky during the rainy season. The Incas associated this alignment with concepts of rain and fertility, and considered Salkantay to be one of the principal deities controlling weather and fertility in the region west of Cuzco.
This amazing journey, led by expert guides, through glaciers, rainforests and Andean mountains is a magnificent experience that you can take contacting traficoperu.com the online travel agency and tour operator in Peru.
Taken from realperutravel.com
Sixteen Peruvian Natural Wonders nominated for the Natural Wonders of the World Contest
Sixteen from a total of 51 nominated Natural Wonders in South America are located in Peru. From oasis to endemic micro climates, and from high snow peaks to the deepest canyons, Peru is a natural treasure to be discovered. After man-made Machu Picchu was named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007, now the variety of Peru�s natural richness is being recognized worldwide. South & Central America are the regions with more nominations around the world and Peru is the country with more nominations, selected by experts on nature and environmental commitment.
These are Peru�s nominated Natural Wonders:
Mountains:
Alpamayo Mountain Peak (Cusco, Southern Peru)
Huascaran National Park (Huaraz, Central Peru)
Rivers and Waterfalls:
Amazon River /River Forest (Iquitos, Northern Peru)
Apurimac River (Apurimac, Southern Peru)
Gocta Waterfall (Amazonas, Northern Peru)
Canyons:
Colca Canyon (Arequipa, Southern Peru)
Cotahuasi Canyon (Arequipa, Southern Peru)
National Parks:
Lomas de Lachay National Park (Lima, Central Peru)
Manglares de Tumbres National Park (Tumbes, Northern Peru)
Manu National Park (Madre de Dios, Southern Peru)
Pacaya Samiria National Park (Iquitos, Northern Peru)
Beaches, Lakes, Lagoons and Oasis:
Huacachina Oasis (Ica, Southern Peru)
Lake Titicaca (Puno, Southern Peru)
Llanganuco Lagoon (Huaraz, Central Peru)
Paracas Bay (Ica, Southern Peru)
Ballestas Islands (Ica, Southern Peru)
Alpamayo Peak
Taken from: realperutravel.com