Archive for November, 2008

Peru ranked among world’s most important tourist destination

Peru ranks among the most important tourist destinations in the world thanks to the worldwide recognition that it has achieved throughout the years, Peru’s Export and Tourism Promotion Board (PromPeru) reported Wednesday.
On this occasion, Peru won four out of ten prizes awarded by the Latin American Travel Association (LATA) based in the United Kingdom.
PromPeru, which [...]

Toro Muerto Petroglyphs and other tourist attractions in Arequipa

Toro Muerto petroglyphs is located to 164 km / 102 miles northwest of Arequipa (2 hours and 30 minutes in bus).
Leaving the Colca valley and passing through the Sihuas pampas is one way to get there. To arrive there directly from Arequipa, take the road to Lima and turn off at Corire (District of Uraca) [...]

Arequipa’s beaches almost ready to receive tourists from neighbor countries

Arequipa’s beaches are almost ready to welcome this summer tourists from countries, such as Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia, who, in the last years, have arrived to this Peruvian place with increasing frequency, the regional manager of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Rocío Cervantes, reported Tuesday.
The regional representative highlighted that during the summer of this year, [...]

Colca Valley welcomed over 120,000 tourists

Colca Valley, tourist attraction located in Caylloma province (Arequipa), received 120,000 tourists from January to October this year, a 12.8 percent increase over compared to the same period of last year, announced Friday the general manager of Colca Autonomous Authority, José Luis Talavera Suárez.
From the total visitors , who arrived in Arequipa’s valley, 22 [...]