Monthly Archive:: November 2010

Next year, Peru celebrates 100 years since Hiram Bingham discovered the forgotten citadel of Machu Picchu. Peru’s chamber of tourism hopes the festivities will kick-start a wave of new interest, after flooded rivers closed Machu Picchu for two months earlier this

Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2011 chose the Andean city of Ayacucho, in Southern Peru, as one of the ten greatest comeback cities in the world. “Now it’s a colonial gem of the Andes rivalling Cusco for majesty,” reads the description

Tomorrow, Lima’s Jockey Plaza Shoping Mall will inaugurate, Boulevard Jockey, tagged the most luxurious shopping place in Peru, reports El Comercio. Top notch brands such as Carolina Herrera, Hugo Boss, Montblanc, Calvin Klein, Armani, Salvatore Ferragamo, Ermenegildo Zegna, will open their

It was brought from France, 200 years ago, and it is unquestionably one of Arequipa’s biggest touristic attractions. The “Winged Devil” is without doubt one of the most curious, intriguing and famous wooden sculptures situated in Arequipa’s Cathedral. Culture regional director,

By Alberto Villar Campos, El Comercio Translation confirmed from Spanish by Angela Del Aguila Vargas The Marriott hotel in Lima recently celebrated its tenth anniversary and redecorated all 300 rooms, common spaces and restaurants . Now finished, it is time to

Yale’s University president, Richard C. Levin, clarified that a full agreement with Peru’s government was not in place, but only the “framework” of one, reported the Yale Daily News Saturday. Levin’s comments came after Peruvian president, Alan García, announced Friday that

The Export and Tourism Promotion Board (PromPeru), will promote Peru’s tourist attractions in Germany in late November, reported Andina. Promperu representatives will attend an event called “Door to Door in Germany” from November 22-27 in the cities of Frankfurt, Kiel, Hamburg,

Peruvian Trade & Tourism Minister Eduardo Ferreyros said about 1 billion soles ($357 million) will be invested in infrastructure in the next three years to spur tourism in the north of Peru, El Peruano reported. The outlays are designed to attract

Peru’s president, Alan García, announced yesterday that Yale University has agreed to return thousands of artifacts taken away from the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu nearly a century ago, reported Associated Press. The university issued a statement a few hours later

All four passengers killed in an aircraft crash near one of Peru’s leading tourist attractions have been confirmed as British. The four have been named by the Foreign Office as Andrew Brown, 30, and Gayle Callow, Warren Denham and Alastair Rowe,