Peru will host the UN Tourism and Handicrafts Conference

Peru and the UN World Tourism Organization signed an agreement to organize the Third International Tourism and Handicrafts Conference in Lima, in September 24 – 26, 2008.

The secretary general of the UNWTO, Francesco Frangialli, was positive with the decision to organize this event in Peru and has point up the country’s tourism potential plus its many archaeological sites as well as its living culture. He added that Peru’s rich and quality handicraft makes it an important host for the craftsmen and craftswomen of the Americas that will attend the International Conference about Tourism and Handicraft.