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The spokespersons for PromPerú said the project aims to promote exports, tourism and the positioning of Peru Abroad.

First presentation of the brand was held in Lima on March 10 and from there, PromPeru launched a nationwide tour starting with Trujillo, 25 March, followed by cities such as Iquitos, Huaraz, Ica, Arequipa, Tacna, Puno, Piura, Chiclayo, Ayacucho, Huancayo, Cajamarca, Tumbes and Cusco.

The end point of the tour was in Lima on May 3, held in the auditorium of local PromPerú Basadre Avenue.

How to avoid a village empty of tourists? The Cusco chamber of tourism has recently updated a plan it originally proposed to the regional government in 2009: a project outlining the construction of four alternative access routes to the world wonder, three of which would be feasible to implement before the centennial this July.
The plan estimates that these new paths would cost around $78 million overall, but an initial investment of $5 million would be enough for tourists who arrive during the upcoming high season, which begins in June, to be able to use at least three.
One proposed route is the road along Cusco-Limatambo-Mollepata-Santa Teresa-Hidroeléctrica de Machu Picchu. According to Valencia, the road is paved up to Limatambo. To habilitate it would require leveling the piece between Mollepata and Machu Picchu. “An investment of about $3 million,” he said.

In order to pave the entire road, the cost would rise to approximately $70 million. This option would reduce the arrival time to Machu Picchu to two and a half hours from Cusco, since it would be a distance of only 150 kilometers.

Another alternative would be to follow the route Cusco-Ollantaytambo-Abra de Málaga-Santa Teresa-Hidroeléctrica de Machu Picchu, a route already used in the dry season. The new proposal is to construct a lift to allow travelers to cross over the hydroelectric power station, which would cost about $3 million.

Perhaps the most feasible new route would be to take advantage of the network of Inca trails and pave certain segments that branch off from the main road at kilometers 113.5, 115, 117 and 119. This would require an investment of only $2 million, according to the report.

Before you make a trip to anywhere in the world is recommended that:

-Make sure you are in good health, especially if you are goin to have a long trip.

-Having vaccines to date, you should note that these depend on their prior immunization status, destination of travel.

-It is recommendable to be vaccinated against typhoid, polio and tetanus, don’t forget  that some vaccines achieve protective effect starts 15 days later.

-The most common diseases in tropical countries are malaria and malaria and is spread by mosquitoes, mosquito bites foresee with any lotion or cream.

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Entre otras distinciones, Perú fue elegido como uno de los 10 mejores destinos turísticos para visitar durante el 2010 por prestigiosos medios de comunicación del mundo.
La revista Archaeology, una de las más leídas en Estados Unidos y que tiene 765 mil lectores y más de siete millones de internautas en su versión digital, acaba de publicar su lista de “Los 10 descubrimientos más sorprendentes de 2009”, en la que el Señor de Úcupe (en Lambayeque) es la portada de esta edición por ser el descubrimiento arqueológico del año.

En la última edición de la revista estadounidense National Geographic Traveler, el lago Titicaca, en Puno, figura como uno de los doce destinos a visitar durante el invierno de este año e igualmente declararon que el mejor pisco sour se encuentra en Peru.
Según el “Country Brand Index 2009”, índice de países como marca de Future Brand, el Perú ocupa el tercer lugar en los rankings a nivel mundial de Historia y Autenticidad.

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www.terra.com.pe/buenas-noticias/noticias/acc239/peru-uno-mejores-destinos-2010.html
www.nationalgeographic.com
www.archaeology.org
www.futurebrand.com

The artistic work, which in fact is totally flat, recreates a scenario pre-Columbian of Peru, with 3D effects, in which people can enter as if it were a model.
The painting is considered the world’s largest because it measures 832 meters square and beat the record achieved last year in Germany, as anamorphic painting measured 750 square meters, so the artists hope that the work ican be included in the Book  Guinness Record.

This remarkable painting was made by seven young artists group “Applied Art”, under the direction of artist Cesar Paredes, who last year made a pavimental painting (on pavement) on Machu Picchu and Chan Chan, the same technique anamorphosis, will be on display at the mall parking lot Megaplaza and will remain until Sunday 24 October with the objective that children and adults can interact with it and take pictures with this work that recreates a prehistoric landscape elements.
Cesar Paredes, an artist who led the preparation of this work is unprecedented in our country, said the objective of this work is to strengthen our cultural identity and place in the eyes of the world.

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Source: www.terra.com.pe/buenas-noticias/noticias/acc2673/artistas-peruanos-hacen-pintura-3d-mas-grande-mundo-mega-plaza.html

La obra, que en realidad es totalmente plana, recrea un escenario peruano precolombino, con efectos 3D, en el cual las personas pueden introducirse como si se tratara de una maqueta.
La pintura es considerada como la más grande del mundo puesto que mide 832 metros cuadrados y batió el record logrado el año pasado en Alemania, cuya pintura anamórfica midió 750 metros cuadrados, por lo que los artistas esperan que la obra sea incluida en el Libro de Record Guinness.

Esta extraordinaria pintura que fue elaborada por siete jóvenes artistas del grupo “Arte Aplicado”, bajo la dirección del artista plástico César Paredes, quien el año pasado hizo una pintura pavimental (sobre pavimento) de Machupicchu y Chan Chan, con la misma técnica de la anamorfosis, estará exhibiéndose en el estacionamiento del centro comercial MegaPlaza y permanecerá hasta este domingo 24 de octubre con el objetivo de que grandes y chicos puedan interactuar con ella y tomarse fotos con esta obra que recrea un paisaje de elementos precolombinos.

César Paredes, artista plástico que dirigió la realización de esta obra sin precedentes en nuestro país, señaló que el objetivo de este trabajo es fortalecer nuestra identidad cultural y ponerla ante los ojos del mundo.

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Fuente: www.terra.com.pe/buenas-noticias/noticias/acc2673/artistas-peruanos-hacen-pintura-3d-mas-grande-mundo-mega-plaza.html

Aguaymanto, elderberry, sachatomate, cacao, amaranth and other ingredients shined in the Imperial City.

At Regocijo square, the center of Cusco, was held yesterday the national fair of traditional desserts “Dulce Peru”. More than three thousand people, between Cusco and tourists reveled all day with the outstanding creations of thirty pastry chefs in the region.

The stars, by consensus, were the ingredients used for making desserts. All typical of the highlands and jungle of Cusco, as the aguaymanto, the sachatomate, the elder, cocoa, amaranth, the Añu, quinoa, maca, among others. With them were made, for example, the four winners of the contest desserts: api fruity in the free version of chef Pedro Alegria, won in the category of traditional desserts, Intihuatana of sachatomate, Jose Lujan, did the same in the Innovation category ; delight of Cusco chef polenta Erbert Ventura won in the category culinary school, and English tower Crisanto Steve Miller won the prize in the best restaurant.

The jury praised the presentations, it was chaired by the prominent historian in Cusco cuisine Rosario Olivas and composed of representatives of Prom-Peru and the cooking school Le Cordon Bleu.

Source: http://elcomercio.pe

It has organized the competition for the awards to the best companies in the tourism industry in our region which has been called “Q’ente AWARD 2010.” This contest is organized by the Regional Government, Regional Directorate of Foreign Trade and Tourism (DIRCETUR) and the Project to Improve Tourism Services DIRCETUR.

This Award is the highest recognition at the regional level is given annually to businesses, individuals and organizations that highlight the tourism sector in the provision of quality tourist services and the social and environmental responsibility.

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The head of the Archaeological Park of Machu Picchu, Fernando Astete Victoria, estimated that at the end of this year around 150,000 domestic and foreign tourists have visited the sanctuary of Machu Picchu Inca Trail using, crossing that lasts four days and three nights.
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A quick look to the inca’s sacred citadel as we got near to celebrate a hundred years of its discovery by Hiram Bingham in 1911.

The Discovery

An expedition leaded by the american explorer Hiram Bingham arrived in the July 1911 to the inca’s citadel of Machu picchu, they found it covered by vegetation accumulated over centuries of neglect. The discovery was anounced on an special edition of the National Geographic’s magazine. Little had to wait to travelers and academics from many diferent countries to arrive to Machu Picchu.

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