Air Canada’s Boeing 767-300ER now flies to Lima

Visitors to Peru can fly now on Air Canada’s new Boeing 767-300ER, which features new and comfortable seats on its executive and economy classes as well as many hours of music and movies for your entertaining on board, from Toronto in a direct fly to Lima.

The Boeing 767 family of airplanes produces less pollutant emissions per pound of fuel than any comparably sized jetliner. They are also lighter and more efficient than competing jetliners, the 767s burn less fuel for better environmental performance and improved operating economics. These airplanes are quiet and the newest family members such as the 767-400ER are the quietest of all.

National Museum of Chavin

Visitors to the massive temple of Chavin de Huantar, a UNESCO World Heritage Trust Site, are now able to admire the archaeological objects found in its underground tunnels and galleries at the new National Museum of Chavin, including the Tello Obelisk that was taken to Lima 90 years ago, as well as other impressive carved stone monoliths. Eventually, a research and conservation center will be built near the museum.

On its opening day, reminiscences of the glorious past of the Chavin Culture were given by the sound of the “pututos”, trumpets made from sea conches, in the same way it is thought their rites were announced 3,000 years before Christ.

The museum has 14 exhibition rooms and is located about 4 hours east of Huaraz, in the region of Ancash. It has been built near the famous archaeological site and it is open to the public from Tuesday to Sunday, from 9am to 5pm including holidays.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwO8MxonxeE
http://elcomercio.pe/edicionimpresa/html/2008-07-20/museo-nacional-chavin-revive-maximo-sueno-julio-c-tello.html

New tourist signs in Apurimac

Visitors to Apurimac will find their way through this region’s tourist attractions easier with the new forty-four tourist signs that have been installed on seven destinations. The new signs were installed at the Choquequirao Archaeological Site, Cconoc Hot Springs, Pacucha Lake, Apurimac Canyon, Saywite Archaeological Site, Ampay National Sanctuary, and Pincahuacho Hot Springs.

New lodges will be built for Andean mountaineers in Ancash

Authorities in Huaraz, in the Ancash region, are planning to build new lodges for mountaineers that come from all over the world to climb the snow peaks of the Cordillera Blanca-the highest tropical mountain range on Earth. The lodges will be built at the bottom of the mountains offering the climbers a better access to their peaks.

Choquequirao will soon be more accessible

The National Geographic Society and the World Bank are the sponsors of a master plan for Choquequirao, which includes a tourist management plan that will balance the protection of the area and the tourist flow.

The archaeological site of Choquequirao will eventually be included in the tourist routes of Cusco. It is expected to receive more than 9,000 visitors every year. The Inca trail to Choquequirao will be repaired and maintained in order to ease the hike for travelers.

http://elcomercio.pe/ediciononline/html/2008-07-26/mejoran-acceso-choquequirao-facilitar-visita-turistas.html

More discoveries in Lambayeque

A religious temple was recently discovered in the region of Lambayeque, it may have belonged to the formative period of the Cupisnique culture (1500-1000 B.C.). A modeled image of a spider on a wall was found inside the structure, which may have been one of the first deities this people worshiped. The archaeological sites found in the area have major monumental architecture; they were built with mud, stone, and clay, among other materials and decorated with designs representing humans, animals, and mystical creatures.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/10/081029-peru-temple.html

Museum at Huaca Rajada-Sipan

Visitors to the archaeological sites in Lambayeque, in Northern Peru, can learn more about the history and legacy left by the Moche Culture, called also Mochica, at the Huaca Rajada-Sipan Museum. Flanked by pyramids probably built from 100AD to 600AD, the museum is located at an archaeological site where only 10% has been excavated yet. Most of the pyramids are covered with sand, and are part of a landscape of desert mounts where the secrets of the Moche have being disguised for centuries.

The museum has been equipped with the latest technology in security and conservation, in order to keep safe the treasures found at the site. The building was designed in a way that it does not affect the look of the archaeological site.  And, the locals have been trained to make Mochica-style handicrafts that visitors are able to take home as souvenirs, which benefit their community.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2009/01/29/us-peru-archeology-museum-idUKTRE50S7AN20090129

The next Mummy movie may be shot in Peru

Producers at Universal Studios are considering the location for the next Mummy movie somewhere in Latin America; in a place with millenary traditions. Recently, director Rob Cohen talked about the importance of Peru’s cultural legacy, mentioning the Inca and the pre-Inca cultures that flourished in this part of the continent, which have produced many mummies. He said that they are studying the possibility of producing the fourth movie in Cusco.

http://www.beyondhollywood.com/rob-cohen-talks-mummy-4-spoilers/