Choquequirao now offers camping areas, tourism services

The paths to the archaeological site of Choquequirao in Cusco's Santa Teresa district now have camping areas and tourism services for a better visitor experience. 

The regional government said that the works were carried out through the Copesco plan in response to increasing tourist visits to the area. The local population manages these places directly according to the agreement signed between the Copesco plan, the regional government of Cusco, the town of Santa Teresa and communities.

Choquequirao consists of nine groups of buildings of stone terraces, rooms and irrigation systems, distributed around a town square. It could be one of the lost cities in the valley of Vilcabamba, where the Incas took refuge in 1536. 

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Archeological sites, Kuelap fortress are main attractions in Northern Peru

Archeological tourism in Lambayeque and Kuelap Fortress in Amazonas are the main attractions for visitors who have arrived in northern Peru this year, Peru’s tourism information and assistance service (Iperu) reported.

Iperu representative Jose Herrera noted that the tourists have requested information about the location, entrance fees and transportation to the archeological sites in Lambayeque and museums such us the Royal Tombs of Sipan, Brüning, Huaca Rajada and Sican.

Tourists were also interested on the attractions located in surrounding areas such us Amazonas, especially Kuelap Fortress, the sarcophagus of Karajia and Gocta Cataracts, which might be the third world’s highest waterfall.

Iperu Chiclayo provided information to some 6,126 both national and foreign visitors from countries such as Spain, France, United States and Germany between January and November this year, Herrera stated.

Herrera recalled that Iperu assisted 7,315 tourists in 2010 and expects to increase said figure in 2011.

According to Herrera, Iperu started to promote Ventarron archeological complex -which received Franco-Peruvian funds- as it meets the infrastructure conditions to be visited.

Fuente: ANDINA

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