Colca Valley’s tourist arrivals rise 50% so far this month

Tourist arrivals in Arequipa’s Colca Valley has risen 50 percent so far in February compared with the same month last year, said the head of Colca Autonomous Authority (AutoColca) Jose Talavera.
Talavera pointed out that in the first fortnight of February the number of visitors increased to 5,218 as compared with 1,331 in the same period [...]

Arequipa’s tourist attractions promoted at EuroCotal in Spain

Tour operators and travel agencies in Arequipa will participate in the 4th Fair of Latin American and European Tourism, Art and Culture (EuroCotal), to take place in Malaga, Spain, in June, said Arequipa’s Destination Management Organization (OGD) official Eddy Carpio Cuadros.
Apart from offering the traditional tours to Colca Valley, the Historic Center and the countryside, [...]

Foreign tourist arrivals grew 13% in Arequipa last year

The arrivals of foreign tourists in the Peruvian department of Arequipa was increased by 13 percent in 2008, registering 180,000 foreign visitors, compared to the 160,000 foreigners that arrived in the “White City” in 2007, said Rocío Cervantes Mansilla, regional manager of Foreign Trade and Tourism.
Cervantes, also said that domestic tourism in this zone presented [...]

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 [...]