It is increased by 25% tourist flow in the Colca Valley and Arequipa

During the first quarter of this year the Colca Valley, located in Arequipa, received 52,701 tourists, including domestic and foreign, exceeding by more than 25 percent over the same period of 2015, said the manager of the Autonomous Authority of Colca Mr. Dennis Salazar.

The tourist influx during the first three months of the year also brought significant income to the Autocolca, an entity that manages the tourist ticket that is paid to enter this natural and tourist center of the Arequipa region.

According to figures from Autocolca, tourists from Lima, Trujillo, Cusco, Puno, Tacna, Moquegua and abroad are most interested in the Colca Valley and take advantage of the long holidays to visit.

The Colca Valley is located in the province of Caylloma, four hours from the city of Arequipa. In the area visitors can enjoy the natural beauty, colonial architecture, as well as the customs and culture of its people.

Source: Portal de Turismo.

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Arequipa receives over one million tourists in 2015

One million and 296.272 tourists from home and abroad arrived to the Arequipa region interested in knowing their interest and develop business on the last year, the regional management of Foreign Trade and Tourism.

Based on these figures we can see that tourists who arrived in Arequipa last year is higher than that obtained in 2014. The year ended were 214.271 foreign tourists who arrived in the Arequipa region.

This distinction has allowed more people in the world are interested to know the customs of the Colca Valley, the main tourist attraction of the region and the city of Arequipa.

By 2016 the authorities of the regional management of foreign trade and tourism expect the numbers will increase due to the work of tourism promotion started months ago and recent international events held in the city as the Congress of World Heritage Cities, Mining Convention and others.

Source: Viajandoporperu.

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