Kilca Peru 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. December, 2002 / Year 3 Nº 40 www.peru.org.pe AGENDAAgenda News NEWS Dec. 2 - 3 Machu Picchu elected Germany supports research International Seminar ”Forests and En- among best 15 destinations in the world into famous Palpa Lines vironmental Services: Challenges and The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu featured The German ministry of Education and in the London news as one of the 15 des- Opportunities for Investment” Science is to earmark US$1.5 million to tinations that everyone should see in their carry out a series of scientific studies, Lima, Peru lifetime, before Venice, the pyramids of such as those on soil, climate and The event will gather leaders from dif- Egypt, Hawaii and the top of Everest. The lifestyle, of the population that once in- ferent parts of the world. A seminar for news was published in The Sun and also habited the archaeological area where the businesses, NGOs, community organiza- picked up by the prestigious BBC televi- now famous Palpa Lines have been found tions, local governments, universities and sion network within the framework of the in the department of Ica. government institutions. 23rd edition of the World Travel Market This financing will permit scientists to put Organized by: Peru National Environmen- (WTM). together an absolute dating of all the tal Fund, FONAM “Unique and exotic” were the words that occupation periods in Palpa and contrib- Information: (51-1) 449-6200 best describe Peru among the English ute to the study of the petroglyphs found market, the second producer of tourists in the area. The investigations are ex- Dec. 4 in the world, after Germany, and the first pected to begin in March 2003 for a pe- Latin American Forum on Technology in long distance travel. riod of four years. for Tourism 2002 Lima, Peru New Royal Tombs of Sipan museum A forum specifically designed for travel opens its doors to the world agency owners, managers and leaders The modern and majestic Museum of the in technology, as well as specialists in Royal Tombs of Sipan in Chiclayo opened the e-business industry and other sup- with a dramatization of the life of the pliers from industries related to this ac- Lord of Sipan and his royal court. The tivity. three-floor center was built with a US$5 Organized by : SABRE million investment. It is formed in a pyra- Information : (51-1) 421-7979 mid, inspired by the Mochica sanctuar- ies, to thus bring together the past, Dec. 4- 8 present and future of the Lambayeque New Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum International Fair identity. All the exhibits are original pieces Hotels and Catering Service 2002 and each has been carefully cleaned and Lima, Peru restored to the minutest detail. The lead- Two million year-old fossils Peruvian cuisine will be the main theme ing representative of the Mochica culture, discovered in northern Peru at the International Hotel and Catering the Lord of Sipan, considered to be the Huge fossilized bones are being exam- ined by researchers from the National Fair, which provides a unique business most important governor of ancient Peru University of Piura in the Los Pajaritos opportunity for the hotel and food in- some 1700 years ago, is to be buried in gorge (15 kilometers from Piura, on the dustry. Parallel to this meeting, the 2nd this architectural jewel. Sullana highway) and in the district of Peruvian Cuisine Contest and a Food Fes- La Huaca, in Paita. According to the tival will be held. Investment to be made director of the Paleontology Institute, Organized by: Peruferias to improve airports Dr. Jeremías Martínez, the most impor- Information: (51-1) 461-9007 / The Peruvian Airports Corporation (Corpac) tant finds belong to whales of the qua- [email protected] is to begin an important recovery and ternary period (two million years ago) www.peruferias.com construction program of new airports in and there are dispersed remains of two the rain forest regions to develop access very large animals – a mastodon and a Dec. 5 to destinations that are geographically sloth of some 250,000 years old. Inauguration of Handicraft Village at isolated from the rest of the country. Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum Julian Palacín, president of Corpac, also Peru offers the world Chiclayo, Peru presented the new concept of “tourism over 500 thermal springs As a living example of the main produc- airport” which seeks to provide tourists Peru has more than 500 options avail- tive activities of the Mochica culture, a with an overall glimpse at the airport of able to enjoy the benefits of hot handicraft village is to open at the Cen- what they will later observe in the city or springs generously given to us by Pacha ter for Sipan Tourism-Artisan Innovation locations they have come to visit. Mama, or Mother Earth. Technology. The center is within the Royal For many, the springs are synonymous with India, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, South Tombs of Sipan Museum complex and is health, since the minerals in the waters Africa and Venezuela. Very valuable ex- made up of four original artisan work- help combat a variety of ailments, but periences were exchanged during the shops: gold and silversmiths, pottery, for others they are the best form of re- meetings and proposals were made to weaving, medicinal plants and shaman- laxation. Most of the springs in Peru are safeguard and promote the fair distribu- ism. capable of receiving tourists. Among the tion of the benefits of biodiversity and best-known thermal-mineral medicinal its components. Dec. 6 springs are the Inca Baths (Cajamarca) Peru, considered by the World Resources XI National Tourism Exchange which, as the name implies, were the Institute to be one of the select group of Arequipa, Peru favorite of the Inca, who enjoyed the eight “megadiverse” countries, has 53 The Hotel Libertador in Arequipa will benefits of the waters whose tempera- protected areas and 84 of the 104 life tures are between 67 and 76 degrees Cel- bring together representatives of the zones existent in the world. sius (www.peru.org.pe) leading airlines, wholesale travel agencies, tour operators, reservations Ministers of megadiversity countries systems and commercial banks to show met in Cusco them the best that the south of Peru Ministers of 15 countries with the great- has to offer tourists. est biological diversity on the planet met Organized by: AVIT in the Urubamba Valley, Cusco, to sign Information: (51 54) 27-3433 the Declaration of Cusco on the Access [email protected] or [email protected]. to Genetic Resources, the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and the Rights of Dec. 6-7 Intellectual Property of Related Third Tourism Market Megadiverse Countries. The meeting «Peru has it all, Experience it» brought together environmental ministers Lima, Peru of Bolivia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa The Commission for the Promotion of Peru Rica, Ecuador, the Philippines, Indonesia, (PromPeru) is to hold this market to mo- tivate tourists to travel throughout Peru, and to also bring them in contact with leading tour operators in the country. I N B R I E F Organized by: PromPeru In Brief Information: Internal Tourism (51-1) 224- 3112 or 224-3126 [email protected] Lima-Leticia commercial flight Spanish Franchise arrives in Peru inaugurated Viajes Gheisa, one of the leading Euro- Jan. 16 – 20 The airline TANS Perú inaugurated its Lima- pean travel franchises, has arrived in Peru International IberJoya Fair Yurimaguas-Iquitos-Leticia flight to pro- through an agreement with the Panam Madrid, Spain mote the integration and tourism devel- Tours Bureau agency. The Gheisa brand is The Peru Silver in the World Group, which opment of the Amazon basin. The airline in the 45 counties with the highest busi- includes Peruvian artisans that represent plans to establish two hubs, in the cities ness potential in the world. the cities of Lima, Cusco and Trujillo, is of Iquitos and Pucallpa, and also develop to participate as a guest at this presti- the Lima-Ilo-Tacna route which is currently Relatives of the Lady of Ampato gious event held annually in Spain. not covered. In January, a scientific team from George Information: http://www.iberjoya.es Mason University of Virgina (USA) is to Cajamarca is ready for tourists arrive in Peru to take DNA samples of at The expansion and improvement of the least a thousand people in southern Peru Length of stay of foreign tourists Cajamarca Airport is to be completed in and northern Argentina. Their objective in Perus leading destinations December. The works will allow an increase is to trace the current relatives of Juanita, in arrival of travelers to the area, which the mummy that was found on a snow- has a number of important archaeologi- Tourists that Average length capped peak in the department of stayed overnight of stay cal remains. Arequipa. Lima 93% 6 nights Pisco and alpaca at the Tokyo festival Cusco 99% 6 nights Peruvian pisco and alpaca wool were the Titicaca Embankment Arequipa 95% 4 nights stars at the Latin American Festival and The government is to grant a concession Machu Picchu 93% 2 nights Bazaar 2002, held in Tokyo by the Japa- to the private sector for a series of works Puno 83% 2 nights nese-Latin American Women’s Association. to build an environmental embankment Ica 75% 2 nights along part of the shore of Lake Titicaca. En route to Germany This project is expected to help develop Tacna 49% 2 nights The Peruvian association of chefs, cooks Puno’s economy and offer better services and related services (APCCA) is to bring to tourists who visit the area.