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The Mayor of the City of Machu Picchu, Edgar Miranda, reported that from this Thursday 01 July, beginning the week of the 3rd anniversary celebrations in which the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu was declared a wonder of the world, indicated that the activities Festivities began with the hoisting of national flag and the flag of Cusco, and a contest among school bulletin boards in the industry.

For Friday, July 2 is planned to interscholastic competition dances and presentation of Latin American music, while on Saturday 3 July, will send the declaration of Machu Picchu as a wonder of the world.

The 110 km railway linking the city of Cusco to Machu Picchu historical sanctuary were completely cleared, so that from this July 1, will make the usual routes, with items from the stations of Cuzco and Ollantaytambo Poroy . They may also offer the service to 2 000 500 passengers every day, as they used to until about five months.

This railroad is reopened after heavy rains earlier this year passed in January, causing the rupture of the road on 100 points, was achieved in part to enable the circuit on 29 March. With the opening of the railway finally be able to operate fully, autovagones-ups: Inca Rail, which is allowed since October last year, and Andean Railways, to which only lacked the full stroke testing for authorization.

The National Chamber of Tourism of Peru, CANATUR, told the media that the XVII edition of the Peru Travel Mart, PTM 2010, will be held in Lima between 25 and 28 November. This event, which since 1987 has become the meeting point between the promoters of tourism in Peru and the largest wholesale tour operators in the world.

This year, organizers plan to receive 150 Tour Operators, mostly from Latin America, as well as representatives of specialized media, to show the strengths of some of the venues chosen, and then can be promoted and considered as the next destination to discover.

The Society of Public Welfare of the tourist city of Cusco in Peru, will launch June 30 the tourist circuit in the cemetery of La Almudena with a guided tour of this place, where the remains of characters from local history.

The inauguration coincides with the launch of the first book on the history and architectural value of the cemetery Cusco, by the chairman of the charity, Germain Alatrista Bustamante. The official indicated that a circuit will enhance the visit of tourists and contribute to regional development.

In a ceremony held in the courtyard of the Palace of Government, the chief of Peru, Alan Garcia Perez, made the official presentation of the festivals of the city of Cusco and the Inti Raymi ceremony of 2010, which are tourist attractions and activities cultural diffusion that are registered within the national holiday calendar, and this year expect to receive more than 12 thousand people of Peru and the world.

The presentation will represent the royal entourage headed by the Inca and the Coya and her royal court, where he accompanied the provincial mayor of Cusco, Luis Flores Garcia, among other authorities such as Congress and invited delegations Ocongate district, province of Quispicanchi, and Paucartambo province. Both presented the pilgrimage to the sanctuary of the Lord of Qoyllurrity.

The president of the Regional Government of Cusco, Hugo Gonzales Sayan, reported that a delegation of Spanish MPs recently visited the imperial city of Cusco and Machu Picchu, who took a good impression of Cusco by the security provided by these places after the rainy season .

The regional authority was confident that the Spanish parliament in your country to disseminate the positive aspects found in the Imperial City, and indirectly help to increase visits.

The Regional Directorate of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Dircetur) from the city of Cusco prepared 13 thousand copies with content aimed at improving the quality of services provided to tourists who come to this hermoza city. The texts are aimed at hotels, travel agencies, restaurants, tour guides and tourist transport companies and will be distributed from next week.

The aim of these manuals, is to increase tourist flows and ensure that the service offered is of a high standard and complies with international standards. It was prepared by tour operators, universities and companies.

The Regional Directorate of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Dircetur) from the city of Cusco, Peru reported that as of the date, registration will begin official tourist guides in this jurisdiction of southeastern Peru, which has global appeal as the citadel Sanctuary of Machu Picchu.

The registration is made pursuant to Supreme Decree N º 004-2010-Mincetur, Regulation of the Law on Tourism Guide for this purpose, applicants must submit all required documentation.

Hotels of four and five star hotel located in the city of Cusco maintain their bids while consolidating the recovery of tourism in this city and this would be the end of June, today projected Aranwa Sacred Valley Hotel, located in the Valley Urubamba (Cusco).

She told local media that due to heavy rains that affected many parts of Cusco, and damaged especially the railway to Machu Picchu, earlier this year, all tourism activities in the country was seriously affected.

On 20 and 21 March, will be held in Cusco, Peru Culinary Tourism Fair, Mucho Gusto, an event that will have the presence of prominent Peruvians and foreign chef, PromPeru, which aims to promote tourism in this city .

The fair will be held in the Beer Garden, will feature 15 booths of restaurants representing the city of Cusco and four stands of typical food restaurants communities of Lucre, Yucay Calca and Pisac.

The ambassadors of Brazil and Argentina, Jorge Taunai and Dario Alessandro, recently pledged to cooperate with Peru to revive tourism to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, after the emergency in that area registered by the rains. The diplomats reaffirmed their position that Machu Picchu is always cultural heritage of mankind and one of the top tourist destinations in Latin America.

In an interview with national media, the ambassador of Argentina, said that overcoming the emergency, other countries in the region should preserve the cultural wealth of the continent.

After the overflow caused rivers in Cusco and the damage to different pathways toward the citadel of Machu Picchu, make this attractive access this restricted for some time, for this reason, the national daily "El Comercio" organized a round table attended by Mara Seminario, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Fernando Puga, president of the National Chamber of Tourism (Canatur) Guidino Romulus, general manager of Trans-Andean Railway SA, Jose Koechlin, president of the Society for Hotels in Peru; and Luis Castaneda, a specialist in management of monuments and museums.

In the interview, explained they have been working on two fronts of the railway line: the northern access (including the path-Piscacucho Ollantaytambo-Aguas Calientes-Hydro) and the other, ranging from Piscacucho to Machu Picchu. "The first he must finish in about 10 days.

The president of the Regional Government of Cusco, Hugo Gonzales Sayan, reported that at the moment there is no access to the archaeological complex of Machu Picchu, after the collapse of the railway due to rain, so the Commission for the Promotion of Peru Export and Tourism (PromPeru) promote other tourist attractions in the city of Cusco, as the fortress of Sacsayhuaman, Pisac and Moray.

In addition, the regional president said he is coordinating with the head of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur), Martin Perez, in order to promote tourism through PromPerú.

The city of Cusco, characterized by the large influx of tourism that appeals to the party this year, this opportunity will promote various tourism promotion activities that will be institutionalized as of this year, it launched the "Always On Cusco my mind ", which aims to promote domestic tourism to Cusco.

For the Christmas and New Year activities were initiated on December 24 with the Fair "Santurantikuy 2009" is now the nation's cultural heritage. To December 28 is the day of the innocent to the West, the Regional Directorate of Foreign Trade and Tourism will provide a spiritual context, reassessing the time of the ancestors where they made the "Place Raymi.