Tag: Machu Picchu

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 07:22 UTC

  Peru intent in promoting Machu Picchu and the Cusco region

  

  The Executive Branch of the Government of Peru is working on a land management proposal for Machu Picchu said Prime Minister Salvador del Solar in order to increase the number of tourists to the Inca citadel in the Cusco region while also improving the experience and enhancing the impact of tourism in the region.

• Friday, February 9th 2018 - 19:58 UTC

  Cancelled Machu Picchu airport triggers international dispute between Peru and contractors

  

  The Peruvian-Argentine consortium Kuntur Wasi said that it plans to sue Peru in an international arbitration court after failing to reach a deal with the government over the cancellation of its US$525 million Chinchero airport project.

• Wednesday, December 20th 2017 - 10:42 UTC

  Peru, “Best culinary destination” in the world for the sixth year running

  

  For the sixth consecutive year, Peru receives the recognition as ‘Best Culinary Destination’ in the world, while Machu Picchu was awarded as ‘Best Tourist Attraction’ by the prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA), held in Phu Quoc, Vietnam.

• Tuesday, June 10th 2014 - 13:43 UTC

  Machu Picchu the destination most world travelers want to see

  

  A travel Web site has selected the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in southeastern Peru as the destination that world travelers most want to see, Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Magali Silva said.

• Friday, September 9th 2011 - 09:30 UTC

  Peruvian families to take compensation claim for Machu Picchu to Unesco

  

  Two Peruvian families who say the government never paid them compensation for the expropriation of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu and surrounding lands plan to take their complaint to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

• Monday, July 11th 2011 - 07:57 UTC

  Peru celebrates “100 years of Machu Picchu in the world”

  

  Peru is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, one of the seven new wonders of the world which sits high in the mountains at an altitude of 2.430 meters of difficult access.