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Kilca Perú T r a v e l N e w s Kilca is a Quechua word meaning drawing and is also used to describe a form of writing. May, 2003 / Year 4 Nº 45 www.peru.org.pe AGENDAAgenda News NEWS Successful presentation of Peru’s Travel services to be improved at town Until May 11 Banner Products in Spain Women’s Handicraft Fair of Machu Picchu Lima, Peru Within the framework of the presiden- More than 100 women artisans from all tial summit of the Rio Group, to be held over the country showed their competi- in Cusco, the “Boulevard of the Presi- tive and quality handicrafts. The large dents” is to be inaugurated at the end exhibition will be on the terrace of the of May in the town of Machu Picchu. Museo de la Nacion. The boulevard is part of the First Stage Organized by: Association of Coopera- tion with Campesina Women -ACOMUC of the Project for Urban Redesign and Cultural Development of the town of 5-9 Machu Picchu, and will help improve Meeting of the Inter-American Commis- services for travelers at this gateway to sion of Science and Technology the citadel of the Incas. Lima, Peru The project also includes the construc- Authorities and delegates from 34 member countries discussed issues tion of an artisans’ square, a foot that are a priority for the region in the bridge leading travelers to the opposite fields of science and technology. Peruvian Pacer Horse in Sevilla, Spain. side of the river, and a station for the Organized by: Office of Science and Peru’s Banner Products, Pisco and the buses that carry the hundreds of tour- Technology, OAS Pacer Horse, were presented in Madrid ists up to the Inca site. 7 and Sevilla, Spain, to diplomats, Euro- Meeting of South American Commission pean authorities, recognized vintners Corte Ingles to launch travel campaign Lima, Peru and sommeliers. for Peru in Spain Representatives from the tourism indus- Part of this campaign for the world Viajes El Corte Ingles, Spain’s major try in South America net with airlines launching of these products was the tour operator, during its 2003-2004 that cover the region, as part of the presentation, in Madrid, of the book campaign, is to promote Peru’s com- campaign “South America for South “Pisco is Peru”, written by Mariella petitive advantages as a travel destina- Americans.” Balbi and published by PromPeru. Addi- tion “that has it all”. Organized by: PromPerú tionally, six beautiful Peruvian pacer The campaign is the result of an agree- horses participated in the 18th Carriages 9-18 ment signed between the Commission Touristic Week in Nasca «100th Exhibition at the Bullfight Festival in for the Promotion of Peru –PromPerú— Seville, at which Peru was the guest of Anniversary of Maria Reiche» and Viajes El Corte Ingles S.A. –Vecisa. honor. It is the first time that a foreign Nasca, Ica The year-long contract comes into ef- A number of cultural activities, as well country has participated in the event. fect on May 15 and is to include a se- as street dancing exhibitions and Adorned in their best bridles and tack ries of publicity events focused towards parade, will be held in Nasca to and mounted by Peruvian riders dressed several segments of potential travelers. commemorate the 100th Anniversary of in their traditional apparel, the horses Maria Reiche’s birth. took part in a cavalcade and a parade The campaign is scheduled to be Information: www.nanasca.com of carriages (150 in all). The Peruvian launched in June, timed to coincide pacer horse graced the inauguration of with the high season in Spain. the Bullfight Festival of Seville, the The promotion will be made through the most traditional event in the world of Spanish communications media, fam bullfighting. trips to Peru, as well as training Peru will be holding similar launchings courses for travel package sales staff in other countries considered priorities and press tours for Spain’s leading as destinations for Peruvian exports and publications. as tourist markets. Nasca Lines, Ica 12 -17 Taquile Island has all the features to Peruvian Adventure Travel Operator 6th National Congress of Travel become a World Heritage site obtains ISO 14001 certificate Guides of Peru A land of ancestral weavers and spin- The recognition of Explorandes with the Huaraz, Peru ners, the Island of Taquile, on Lake ISO 14001 certificate makes Peru the The objective is to integrate Peru’s Titicaca and 35km north of Puno, has only country in the world with an adven- travel guides in order to strengthen all the features of historic, ethnic and ture travel company that has an inter- the professional, labor, legal and so- cultural originality, as well as unparal- nationally recognized environmental cial aspects of their profession and leled scenery, to be declared a World management system. services. Heritage site by the United Nations The ISO certification recognizes that the Organiza: Asociación de Guías Education, Science and Culture Organi- company has adopted the necessary Oficiales de Turismo de Ancash zation, UNESCO. tools to control environmental impact in Information: its activities or services. The National Institute of Culture in www.argotancash.t2u.com Explorandes has earned recognition for Puno presented its technical report for managing its activities and processes to this proposal to the world organization. 13 avoid environmental damage. The The only way to reach the island is a Mining and Environment awarding of this certificate is also a three-hour voyage by boat. After land- Lima, Peru recognition of a long-established system The seminar “The new social and envi- ing, the visitor must climb 567 steps up to adopt measures for responsible tour- ronment situation in mining” is to look to the center of the village, at 3950 ism in Peru. at the current issues and situation in m.a.s.l. mining operations. Funds donated for conservation of Organized by: Committee for Environ- biodiversity in Amazonia mental Responsibility, AmCham The government of Finland is to provide Information: (01) 241-0708 support to a new environmental protec- tion plan whose objective is to preserve 23 - 24 the biological diversity of the Peruvian Summit of Heads of State and Govern- Amazon jungle and ensure that Peru ment of the Group of Rìo continues to be one of the fifteen na- Cusco, Peru tions with the richest natural resources The heads of state and government of in the world. Finland has granted US$3 19 countries are to meet to propose million to Peru to develop the Peruvian new financial mechanisms to sustain Amazonia Biological Diversity project current democracy and to discuss is- (BIODAMAZ). The project will also help sues related to political parties and communities native to the area to de- democratic governance. Taquile Island, Puno velop their natural resources. Information: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores i n B R I Ein FBrief Profile of Foreign Tourist 2002 Peruvian pisco wins award in France with the international institution as a Arrivals International to Peru Viejo Tonel pisco received an important World Heritage. (with passport) distinction at the Challenge Interna- tional du Vin, a competition held in Lima- Cajamarca route 1,200,000 Bourg, France. The commercial airline Aero Continente 1,000,000 inaugurated flights to the city of 800,000 The art of ancient Peru Cajamarca, covering the route with one 600,000 On May 22, Cusco will open the doors daily flight. of its Museum of PreColumbian Art. The 400,000 first of its kind, the museum will A boost for the vicuña 200,000 present a collection of 403 objects The Region of La Libertad is to boost 0 from Peru’s principal ancient cultures. 1,994 1,995 1,996 1,997 1,998 1,999 2,000 2,001 2,002 the breeding of vicuñas in its highland area, as part of a project to develop Interest in Ayacucho handicrafts the use of the animal’s wool, and also • On average, visited 4 cities Investors from Japan, the United generate a new tourist attraction. States and Europe are interested in • Cities Visited: Lima, Cusco, Puno, importing handicrafts from this high- Photographic exhibition in Brazil Arequipa. land region in Peru. shows beauty of Machu Picchu • Average stay in Peru was 15 nights. A photographic exhibition on “Machu Unesco officers visit Historical Center Picchu, Sacred City of the Incas” has • It is estimated that each tourist spent Esteban Prieto and Virginia Flores, been very well received in Brazil, which US$763. Daily expenditure is estimated officers at Unesco, visited Lima to indicates the interest that potential at US$86. evaluate the situation of the city’s Brazilian tourists have to know about Historical Center, which is registered Peruvian history and culture. SOURCE: PROMPERU ESPECIALS Especials Peru: The country where discoveries never Peru has just given the world the The cradle of ancient cultures, Peru temple of Choquesuysuy, whose name abounds in these types of finds that “where gold is sifted” speaks to us of amaze the world. Towards the begin- the beauty of its fresh water springs ning of last year, a citadel that had and the vistas that surround its ter- housed over a thousand inhabitants was races, areas of carved stone, steps and discovered at the foot of the snow- canals. capped mountain of Corihuayrachinae, in the department of Cusco. A few The chronicles tell us that this center months later, an Anglo-American expe- was a point that linked Cusco, capital dition, following up on stories from of the Inca Empire, to the valleys of local highlanders, found the lost city of the jungle.