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,

The Peruvian capital, Lima, finally has an elected mayor after nearly a month of recounts. Leftist Susana Villaran defeated her conservative opponent, Lourdes Flores, by less than one point to become the capital’s first elected female leader. It was always clear

Thousands of Peruvian citizens marched down the streets yesterday, in Lima and Cusco, demanding Yale University to return no less than 40 thousand Inca artifacts held since the early 20th century, reported several news agencies. In Lima, president Alan Garcia, and

The Ministry of Culture / Directorate of Culture Regional Cusco have recently announced that the historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu will be open as normal in January and February 2011. The ancient citadel of Machu Picchu was closed for several months

Bono, Sting and McCartney to Sing in Machu Picchu Ex Beatle Paul McCartney, U2 singer Bono, and Sting have been invited by Peruvian entrepreneurs to sing in Machu Picchu in July 2011. The world known rock stars would sing during the

Inhabitants of the Colca Valley in Arequipa involved in community rural tourism projects have increased their income by 30 percent, according to regional trade and tourism director Rocio Cervantes.