http://www.arequipatravel.com Arequipa Colca Arequipa City Arequipa Peru Tours Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:26:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Arequipa department will exhibit its attractions in the 29th “Vitrina Turistica” Anato 2010, from February 24 to 26 in the city of Bogota, Colombia, which gathers 30 countries of Latin America and Europe, reported Monday the Regional Manager of Foreign Trade and Tourism Rocio Cervantes. She pointed out that the regional ... http://www.arequipatravel.com/arequipa-attractions-to-be-promoted-in-colombia-fair/ 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 ... http://www.arequipatravel.com/colca-valleys-tourist-arrivals-rise-50-so-far-this-month/ Arequipa is known for its delicious gastronomy where one of the main ingredients is shrimp. This crustacean is the star in all the gastronomic fairs held in this department when one of the cities celebrates its anniversary. This time is Camana’s turn, the city with the same name of the province, ... http://www.arequipatravel.com/camana-celebrates-470th-foundation-anniversary/ More than 50 Peruvian dishes will participate on November 15 in the National Flavor Day, a contest organized by the regional government of Arequipa in order to promote in this city the consumption of the country’s exquisite dishes. Representatives from eleven departments, including Ica, Piura, Lambayeque, Cusco, Moquegua, Tacna, Madre de ... http://www.arequipatravel.com/arequipa-to-promote-peruvian-cuisine-with-national-flavor-day/ [caption id="attachment_23" align="aligncenter" width="411" caption="Colca Canyon Peru"][/caption] The Colca Valley, in Arequipa, received between January and October some 124,264 tourists, number that shows a 7% increase regarding the same period last year, sources from the Colca Autonomous Authority (Autocolca) have reported. Although the percentage of tourist increase is not the expected, the ... http://www.arequipatravel.com/colca-valley-in-arequipa-received-over-124000-tourists-until-october/ On the bottom of the Earth's deepest canyon, a search for legendary Incan treasure unfolds. On Wednesday, June 17, the team Colca Condor 2009 began their journey by utilizing climbing gear and safety equipment in order to descend more than a kilometer into the earth just to reach the bottom of ... http://www.arequipatravel.com/polish-american-peruvian-expedition-colca-condor/ Polish expedition ‘Colca Condor 2008 & 2009’ found more than 30 waterfalls in their trip through an unexplored stretch in Colca Canyon in Arequipa region, expedition leader Jerzy Yurek Majcherczyk said Friday. He said that one of these waterfalls was called “Cascada de la Muerte” (The Waterfall of Death), due to ... http://www.arequipatravel.com/expedition-to-colca-canyon-found-more-than-30-waterfalls/ Arequipa authorities opened the first stretch of Ayo Huambo road (Ayo-Tingo sector) linking the Valley of Volcanoes in Castilla province and the tourist circuit of Colca Valley located in Caylloma. Ayo-Canco stretch (Ayo-Tingo sub-sector located in the district of Ayo at 1.830 meters above sea level in the province of Castilla) ... http://www.arequipatravel.com/arequipa-opened-1st-part-of-road-linking-valley-of-volcanoes-colca-circuit/ Forty Brazilian entrepreneurs from the state of Rondonia will visit the south of Peru next week to strengthen business ties with their Peruvian counterparts. According to information provided by Puno's Chamber of Commerce and Production, this group of entrepreneurs will arrive in the altiplano city of Puno accompanied by five Brazilian ... http://www.arequipatravel.com/brazilian-entrepreneurs-to-visit-southern-peru/ Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) and the Peruvian Gastronomy Association (Apega) will create gastronomic tourism routes in every region of the country with the aim of promoting further development of this sector, reported Tuesday minister Mercedes Aráoz. "We aim to intensify the regional promotion of the Peruvian gastronomy. ... http://www.arequipatravel.com/gastronomic-tourism-routes-to-be-promoted-in-every-region-of-peru/