17:16. Lima, Dec. 2. Peru has been named as the fifth must-see destination for 2017 by the UK edition of leading travel magazine National Geographic Traveller, Peru’s Exports and Tourism Promotion Board (PromPeru) announced.
The Andean nation is featured in The Cool List: 17 for 2017, the magazine’s annual list of places you can’t miss in the coming year. Selected by a team of NatGeo Traveller’s writers, the list appears in the January/February edition of the magazine.
The list also includes off-radar Irish Donegal, hipster hotspot Portland and artistic Dusseldorf, to name a few, according to Pat Riddell, National Geographic Traveller (UK) editor.
This way, The Cool List adds to the considerable recognition gained by Peru in the UK this year: British Airways launched a direct London-to-Lima flight last May and BBC’s The Travel Show aired two episodes on Peruvian Kuelap Fortress and Yumbilla Waterfalls in October.
Likewise, Choquequirao (Cusco region) topped Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2017 Top Regions list, one of the world's most prestigious destinations rankings.
The British ranking highlights Peruvian pre-Incan fortress Kuelap, soon to facilitate access through a cable-car, as well as Lima’s “burgeoning food” and “blossoming” hotel scene.
NatGeo’s The Cool List 2017 top 5 spots were taken by Donegal (Ireland), Santiago (Chile), Helsinki (Finland), Greenland and Peru.
Source: Andina from Peru to the World
