About 40,000 restaurants open monthly in Peru

Some 40,000 restaurants of all kind, from the simplest to the most sophisticated, open monthly in Peru, especially in tourist areas, reported today Lima's Chamber of Commerce (CCL).
“One of the biggest factors that motivates people to invest in this area is the big peak of the Peruvian gastronomy and the recognition it has worldwide,” said the President of the Subcommittee of Gastronomy of the CCL, Nicolai Stakeeff.

He said that more and more restaurants open because there are more tourists that come to the country interested in tasting the Peruvian cousin, besides Peruvians that go more frequently to these restaurants to enjoy a good meal.

He said that the tourist regions where constantly new restaurants are opened are Lima, Cusco, Arequipa, Puno, Lambayeque, La Libertad and Piura among others.

However, he said that from the total of restaurants opened month after month, almost a 50% close before the first 3 months, since there is no knowledge of what means the responsibility of offering a true food service.

He said that to open a luxury restaurant in Peru, an investment of around $500,000 is needed, and to open an average restaurant are needed $40,000 approximately.

Some luxury restaurants in Peru are Kala, La Casa Moreyra, La Rosa Náutica, Las Brujas del Cachiche and El Señorío de Sulco, among others.

In addition, some average restaurants are El Mordisco, Punto Azul, Rodrigo, Malabar, Bravo Restobar and any other restaurant that belongs to the Peruvian chef Gaston Acurio.

Source: Andina
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Peru wins award in Hong Kong tourism event

Peru was voted the “Best Exploration Route” during Hong Kong's International Travel Expo (ITE) that was held on June 11-14 with the participation of more than 600 exhibitors from 50 countries of Africa, America, Europe, Asia and Middle East.
In a contest called “New Travel Routes 2009,” eight countries were voted the most romantic, charming, adorable, adventurous and mysterious routes among other categories.
The contest was held among readers of U magazine and attendees to this event, which was visited by 75,640 people.
Over 11,000 visitors were tourism professionals, travel agencies, transport companies, hotels and journalists.
Peru's Tourism and Export Promotion Board (PromPeru) attended this fair in order to promote Peruvian attractions among Asian consumers.
During this event, Hong Kong journalist Celia Cheng, who wrote the first tourist guide of Peru in Chinese language, contributed with the PromPeru campaign.
On this occasion, Cheng presented a photographic exhibition of Lake Titicaca and Cusco, and she was the main lecturer of a seminar called “Descubre Peru” (Discover Peru), in which she described her experiences in Peru.

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Caral ancient city added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List

Peru's Sacred City of Caral-Supe, the oldest centre of civilization in the Americas, was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List by the World Heritage Committee, chaired by María Jesús San Segundo, the Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Spain to UNESCO.
The 5000-year-old 626-hectare archaeological site of The Sacred City of Caral-Supe is situated on a dry desert terrace overlooking the green valley of the Supe river.

It dates back to the Late Archaic Period of the Central Andes and is the oldest centre of civilization in the Americas. Exceptionally well-preserved, the site is impressive in terms of its design and the complexity of its architectural, especially its monumental stone and earthen platform mounts and sunken circular courts.

One of 18 urban settlements situated in the same area, Caral features complex and monumental architecture, including six large pyramidal structures. A quipu (the knot system used in Andean civilizations to record information) found on the site testifies to the development and complexity of Caral society.

The city’s plan and some of its components, including pyramidal structures and residence of the elite, show clear evidence of ceremonial functions, signifying a powerful religious ideology.

The Committee also added the historic centre of the town of Levoca to the Slovak World Heritage site of Spišský Hrad inscribed on the List in 1993. The extended site is to be known as Levoca, Spišský and the Associated Cultural Monument.

The extended site in Slovakia now features the addition of the historic town-centre of Levoca founded in the 13th and 14th centuries within fortifications. Most of the site has been preserved and it includes the 14th century church of St James with its ten alters of the 15th and 16th centuries, a remarkable collection of polychrome works in the Late Gothic style, including an 18.6 metre high alterpiece by completed around 1510 by Master Paul.

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Tour package sales could reach additional US$ 17 million in next 12 months

The National Chamber of Tourism (Canatur) said Sunday that tour package sales in Peru may increase by US$ 17 million in the next twelve months, thanks to promotional campaigns launched by tour operators at Peru Travel Mart 2009.
Canatur's chairman Fernando Puga said that from June 2009 to July 2010 there will a significant increase in the number of tour operators promoting Peru in overseas markets.
“Those who sold "Peru Destination" until the first half of 2009 generated a tourist flow of 5,518 people, totaling US$ 6’739,348. However, the new sellers may generate an additional flow of 7,800 people; which would bring US$ 10’186,800 more,” he told Andina.It should be noted that in 2008, more than 2 million tourists arrived to Peru, 14 percent more compared to 2007. Most visitors came from Chile and the United States.
According to estimates for 2009 made by Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur), tourism to Peru may grow up to 4 percent.
In this regard, Puga added that Peru's most promoted tourist destinations are Cusco, Lima, Machu Picchu, Iquitos, the Sacred Valley, Arequipa, Colca Canyon, Nazca, Puno, Paracas, Cajamarca, Ica, Chiclayo, Amazonas and Trujillo.

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Hollywood producer Ron Howard visits Machu Picchu

Hollywood producer, director and actor Ron Howard arrived in Peru and visited Machu Picchu, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, that has attracted many worldwide celebrities. Howard took the Hiram Bingham train at Ollantaytambo station as any other tourist, but some minutes later some passangers recognized him asking him to pose for some pictures with them. The 55-year-old famous director agreed and signed some autographs for his fans, reported Peru's newspaper El Comercio.

The American producer arrived in Machu Picchu around midday and started to visit the place accompanied with a local guide. The Hollywood director took notes and recorded everything the guide was saying.Howard is one of the most sought-after and highly regarded directors in the business. His films, including Splash, Cocoon and Apollo 13, have been some of the most memorable entertainment experiences of our era. He won the 2002 Best Director Oscar for A Beautiful Mind, which also won the 2002 Oscar as Best Picture. In the 1970s he became famous as Howard Cunningham's son and Arthur Fonzarelli's best friend, Richie Cunningham, on Happy Days (a role he played from 1974 to 1980).

Machu Picchu's popularity has rapidly risen sicne it was chosen one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Many celebrities such as The Police guitarist Andy Summers, have traveled to the Andean city of Cusco and visited the Inca citadel. The list of celebrities include Princess Beatrice, daughter of Prince Andrés and Sarah Ferguson, Olivia Newton John and Cameron Díaz. Multibillionaire Bill Gates also visited the Inca citadel and attended the Inti Raymi in Sacsayhuaman, and so did Hollywood actors Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson in December last year.

Source: Andina

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Thousands of people witness Inti Raymi in Cusco

Thousands of tourists and local people attended the staging of the Inti Raimy or Festival of the Sun, whose first ceremony took place at the Santo Domingo Qoricancha Covent with the greeting to the Father Sun or Inti Tayta.

The Inti Raymi is considered as the most solemn and grandiose festivity of the Inca era.
The Inca, along with principal members of his court and the Huillac Uma (Main Priest), performed a ritual of greeting to the Inti Tayta (Father Sun) at the Qoricancha esplanade, where the rests of the famous Inca temple dedicated to the Sun are located.

Afterwards, the Inca, escorted by all his entourage, moved to the Plaza de Armas in Cusco, where this festivity was originally performed and where the Cusco's Cathedral is located, this last one built on the temple dedicated to the god Wiracocha or universal god for the Andean culture.

That’s where the dubbed “Encuentro de los tiempos”( Encounter of the times) took place, act where the Inca talked with the major of the city and offered a speech to the people of Cusco and its authorities.

In these moments, the Inca accompanied by his Coya (queen), his royal entourage and his imperial army goes to the Archeological Park of Sacsayhuaman for the central ceremony of Inti Raymi.

The Inti Raymi ("Festival of the Sun") is a religious ceremony of the Inca Empire in honor of the god Inti (Sun). It also marked the winter solstice and a new year in the Andes of the Southern Hemisphere.

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INC-Cusco authorities restore Ollantaytambo archaeological site

Cusco's National Institute of Culture (INC) has completed a series of conservation and restoration works at the archaeological complex of Ollantaytambo, located in the Urubamba province in Cusco, southeastern Peru. The project is part of measures being implemented by the State's public organization to honor the city of Cusco. Archaeologist Amelia Perez Trujillo explained that seven monuments, three squares, terraces and murals were restored during the project.

According to the Director of Conservation of Cultural Heritage Property, Antonio Silva Del Carpio, a total of 1’730,000 soles were invested in Q'ellorakay (Ollantaytambo), Maskabamba and Pinkulluna projects. Ollantaytambo is a town and an Inca archaeological site in southern Peru some 60 kilometers northwest of the city of Cusco.
It is located at an altitude of 2,792 meters above sea level in the district of Ollantaytambo, province of Urubamba, Cusco region.

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Arequipa expects to welcome over 25,000 tourists in August 2009

Arequipa prepares to welcome over 25,000 tourists in August, its anniversary month, when visitors will participate in different programmed activities, as well as know its tourist attractions, reported the regional government.
Rocio Cervantes, regional manager of Foreign Trade and Tourism, said that during the anniversary of the white city the tourist inflow increases on increasing interest of the visitors to participate in festivities.
Many cultural and artistic activities are programmed in that month, such as serenades, parades, parade floats, among others.
“Last year we received 25,000 tourists, this year we expect the number to increase, that is why we are working in coordination with other institutions linked to the sector,” she said.
Many tourist promotion plans are being developed in the coming months targeting local people, so they can know more about their province.

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Accor opened four-star Novotel hotel in Lima

French hotel chain Accor opened on Monday a four-star Novotel hotel in the Limean district of San Isidro, which construction required an investment of 18.5 million dollars, reported its general manager, Ana Lucia Kosceniewski.
It is worth mentioning that, in March, the company announced an investment of 15 million dollars for construction works, amount exceeded during the decorating and implementation process.
"The hotel was built in record time of 18 months and, due to its strategic location, it is expected to attract corporate customers, who pass through this area daily," she said.
This seven-storey hotel has 208 rooms including two suites (50 square meters), 71 twin bedrooms, 130 double bedrooms and five disabled bedrooms with 25 square meters each one.
It also has seven reception rooms with a total capacity for 490 people, located on first and second floors, since the hotel seeks to satisfy the strong demand of companies for spacious rooms equipped to conduct workshops, trainings and press conferences.
Other services include business center, children area, spa, gym, indoor pool, bar and restaurant.

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Puno's natural & cultural wealth promoted on website

The natural and cultural wealth of Puno in southeastern Peru are being promoted on a website dubbed "Puno, Exportable Offer," launched by the Foreign Ministry office in this region. The website and a CD-ROM, launched last Friday, will be distributed and promoted among all Peruvian embassies, consulates and trade offices in the world. Handicrafts, jewelry, trouts, historical tourism and quinoa are presented as Puno’s flagship products on this website.
Foreign Ministry official in Puno, Ricardo Barreda said the project began in December 2008 with a digital catalog of Puno's products and tourist attractions.
The Regional Executive Committee for Export (Cerx), the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Production of San Roman, Puno Regional Chamber of Tourism and Puno’s Destination Management Organization (OGD) contributed to this initiative.
The material features information of the region's most important productive sectors and includes an updated directory of companies with great export potential or which are already exporting their products and/or services.
The purpose of its publication is to promote the capacity and quality of Puno's exportable offer in new markets worldwide, as well as promote its investment potential.

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