Saturday, June 13, 2009
Cusco is one of Americans’ favorite destinations
According to a survey done by Condé Nast Traveller about the Americans’ favorite destinations in the continent, Cusco is number 6 of the 10 more visited places in the Americas. Buenos Aires (Argentina) is the first destination, and as for countries, Canada and Mexico are the most visited in the region.
Improvements in the Anta-Huaraz airport
Locals and tourists will benefit with the works currently done to modernize the airport in Anta, Ancash, which will offer a comfortable and secure environment to incoming and outgoing passengers. It is expected that the number of flights connecting Anta-Huaraz with Lima and other places in Peru will increase as soon as the works are done.
Huaraz is the gateway to a wonderland of snow peaks and nature that attracts mountaineers that come from all over the world to climb the summits of the Cordillera Blanca, the highest tropical mountain range on Earth.
Another important attraction is the massive temple of Chavin de Huantar, a UNESCO World Heritage Trust Site, and its new museum, the National Museum of Chavin. Visitors to the museum can admire the archaeological objects found in the temple’s underground tunnels and galleries, including the Tello Obelisk that was taken to Lima ninety years ago as well as other impressive carved stone monoliths. Eventually, a research and conservation center will be built near the museum.
Huaraz is the gateway to a wonderland of snow peaks and nature that attracts mountaineers that come from all over the world to climb the summits of the Cordillera Blanca, the highest tropical mountain range on Earth.
Another important attraction is the massive temple of Chavin de Huantar, a UNESCO World Heritage Trust Site, and its new museum, the National Museum of Chavin. Visitors to the museum can admire the archaeological objects found in the temple’s underground tunnels and galleries, including the Tello Obelisk that was taken to Lima ninety years ago as well as other impressive carved stone monoliths. Eventually, a research and conservation center will be built near the museum.
Pre-Hispanic villages discovered in Cusco
Archaeologists of the National Cultural Institute (INC) found two villages that were lost underground for more than 4 centuries. The discovery was done near the Huanacaure hill, known as the main shrine of the Inca Culture.
The research lead by Oscar Montufar La Torre used Spanish chronicles from the XVI and XVII centuries as references for their investigations such as the one of Sarmiento de Gamboa. The villages were known as Matagua and Quirirmanta, which were built by the Killke Culture before falling into Inca domination.
The research lead by Oscar Montufar La Torre used Spanish chronicles from the XVI and XVII centuries as references for their investigations such as the one of Sarmiento de Gamboa. The villages were known as Matagua and Quirirmanta, which were built by the Killke Culture before falling into Inca domination.
New benefits for visitors to the Colca Canyon
Visitors to the Colca Canyon may soon have the benefit of a life insurance while visiting the region; the insurance cost will be added to the entrance fee to the valley, by June 2009.
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