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Dec 17 2015 - Peruvian history, from square one; Mark Edward Harris; Travel Weekly
Apr 15 2015 - Rímac district listed as Unesco World Heritage Site; Hillary Ojeda; Peru This Week
Mar 16 2015 - UNESCO document required protection of Historic Center of Lima; Andina
Jan 27 2015 - Peru gaining popularity as a vacation destination; Jesse Broadt; Examiner
Jan 26 2015 - Trip to Peru inspires girl in culture studies; Valerie Wells; Herald Review
Oct 29 2014 - Un-Cruise Adventures Details New Galápagos Islands Adventure in 2016; PRWeb
Sep 19 2014 - UNESCO to assess Cusco discoveries; Agnes Rivera; Peru This Week
Apr 02 2013 - Luncheon, Peru tour to benefit shelter; Tony Brown; Maryville Daily Forum
Jan 08 2013 - More reasons not to skip Lima; Ayngelina Brogan; About.com
Nov 06 2012 - Historic 18th century home collapses in Peru; Telegraph
Nov 06 2012 - UNESCO heritage site collapses in Peru; CBC News
Land of opportunity
China Daily; May 24 2012
With the strongest economy in Latin America, Peru is the continent's investment hotspot
Centuries after the famous Inca civilization roamed its majestic mountains, lush jungle and attractive coast, the Republic of Peru is making history of a different kind through record foreign direct investment - including $3 billion from China - thanks to its booming economy and vast natural and human resources.
Rich in culture, history and potential, the ambitious country of 30 million people has made impressive socioeconomic progress over the past decade and transformed itself into a modern and business-friendly destination for investors from around the world.
From high in Andes to Amazon treks
Edmonton Journal; April 14 2012
This trip to Peru is for travellers who like to get to know nearly every aspect of a country while contributing to local projects. But you must book by April 27.
Worldwide Ecotours, run by Ruth McCrae of Calgary, is offering a two-week trip to Peru in July, accompanied by Isabelle Alvarez, an environmental and sustainable tourism consultant.
The trip is a detailed experience of the country from high in the Andes to canoeing the Amazon and trekking through rainforests on canopy walkways. Among the highlights:
Lima: A new street spirit
By Mark Rowe; Independent; March 14 2012
Back in 1988, I scurried through what was regarded by guidebooks as the most dangerous capital city in South America. Lima was fearful, seemingly under siege from the Shining Path, a Maoist-inspired terrorist group. Widespread poverty and rampant inflation reinforced the anxiety. The begging was the most persistent I'd ever encountered. I dutifully followed Lonely Planet's security tips, put chicken wire in my backpack, marched at a furious pace everywhere and trusted no one.
But I still liked Lima. Peru's capital was a vibrant city of indefatigable, witty people, a multicultural place, whose grandeur, while almost wholly faded, clung on in grand colonial and municipal buildings and wide, sprawling plazas. The Unesco listing, achieved in 1988 for the city centre's colonial core, seemed justified to me. So when I heard about a new walking tour of the capital, I was eager to see how my memories stacked up. Run by a local tour agency, Viracocha, it aimed to show off not only the colonial charms of the centre, but all of life in Lima, from swanky suburbs to middle-class, artistic quarters and life on the side of the street that is anything but sunny.
Richly endowed with silver, copper, gold and other coveted metals, Peru holds a lot of aces in the modern world. The country and its capital are on an upward swing. "Lima has got more money, so more people have cars – we now have a traffic problem," I was informed by my guide, Alex, a fiftysomething Limeño. "At the same time, the city is safer, so why shouldn't we walk?"
2011 In Review: Biggest Surprise (Lima, Peru)
By Chris Gay faust; USA Today; December 2011
One of my favorite “best of” categories, the Biggest Surprise award goes to the destination that surpassed expectations or defied preconceived notions. And in 2011, Lima, Peru certainly fit the bill.
As I noted in one of my posts from the trip, everything I read in mainstream guidebooks about Lima made it sound like a place you should leave as soon as possible. Dirty, unsafe, chaotic, polluted. Definitely not a city to linger.
Yet I found that my 18 hour layover there left me wanting much more. We toured the Cercado de Lima, taking note of the wooden Moorish-influenced balconies that make the city center an UNESCO World Heritage site. Both the Lima Cathedral, which houses the tomb of Spanish conquistador Francisco and the Monestary of San Francisco, with bones piled high in its catacombs, were historic sites as worthy as any you’d find in more well-known tourist spots.
French Tour Operators Learned About Peru's Luxury Tourist Offer
Andina; December 14 2011
Lima, Dec. 14 (ANDINA). Peru's export and tourism promotion agency (Promperu) and the European airline company Air France-KLM organized a familiarization trip with French tour operators with the main purpose to promote luxury tourism in the country.
Said trip took place from November 24 to December 2, in which participants enjoyed the new non-stop route from Paris to Lima inaugurated in June, to visit Lima, the Amazon and Paracas (Ica).
They began their journey with a four-day cruise along the Amazon river in which were able see animals, flowers,dawns and dusks on the world’s largest river and also visit local communities.