Since the demise of the Incan Empire, rumours, clues and tales of a fabled lost Incan city full of gold and silver have rippled across Peru. The tales prompted searches, discoveries and often re-evaluations. Machu Picchu wasn’t the lost city that

Machu Picchu survived the Spanish onslaught against the Incan Empire. But in the last few decades, it has suffered more threats to its architectural integrity and pristine Andean environment than it did nearly 500 years of existence. UNESCO threatened first to

The video campaign “Drug Trafficking i n South America: Easy Cash? Easily Caught!” was launched by the British Embassy in Lima. The campaign aims at making those tempted to get involved in drug trafficking aware of the high possibilities of being

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,