1,8 million tourists expected to visit Peru during 2007

December 19th, 2006

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According to Mercedes Aráoz, Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister, tourist flow will rise to 1.8 million visitors during 2007. That is, a 12,5% increase over 2006.

The astounding growth of Peru’s Tourism is not recent. Last 5 years have seen seen almost an 80% increase in tourist flow, thanks mostly to arqueological and natural attractions. Currently, the country’s most prominent destinations are the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, in Cusco, the Nasca Lines, the Amazon jungle, and the different trekking routes in the Andes.

However, other less well-known destinations are being supported by Peru’s Tourism Board. These include the stone citadel of Caral (the oldest in Latin America), the ruins of Kuélap; and Puno and Lake Titicaca, the World’s highest navigable lake.

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