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Splashes of colour adorn Lima neighbourhood, forming massive city mural

November 10, 2021852 Views

Rainbow colours are splashed across small houses in a once grey neighbourhood of Peru's capital city, creating the optical illusion of a giant mural across San Cristobal hill which can be seen from various vantage points across Lima. The San Cristobal neighborhood's mountainside display of painted houses and murals is seen above a lower-lying area of the city, in Lima, Peru November 9, 2021. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda The project in Lima's Leticia neighborhood started five months ago and is being headed by muralists Carla Magan and Daniel Manrique. The effort aims to improve the lives of those in the COVID-hit community and promoting tourism. "This hill was considered an unsafe area in the city. It was said that this neighbourhood was dangerous," said Manrique. "We decided to ch...

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Travel back in time to Inca civilization

UPENDRA SWAMI

September 13, 20211031 Views

Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru opens at Boca Raton Museum of Art next month Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru will make its world premiere in South Florida at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, beginning on October 16, 2021. As Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru takes flight for the first time, massive crowds and tourists from around the world are expected during the inaugural stop of its global tour in South Florida this Fall at the Boca Raton Museum of Art. Eager fans can finally secure their coveted places in line for this once-in-a-lifetime experience. This combination of rarely seen, world-class museum artifacts alongside technological breakthroughs in virtual reality is unparalleled. The museum experience consists of one of the most impressive...

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Peru, Bahamas, Puerto Rico get global safety and hygiene stamp

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October 13, 2020571 Views

Peru, Bahamas and Puerto Rico are the latest destinations to use the world’s first ever global safety and hygiene stamp, launched earlier this year by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). WTTC, which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, recently announced that in just three short months, 100 destinations are now using its ‘Safe Travels’ stamp, with the Philippines becoming the official 100th destination. The stamp, which was developed to help restore confidence in travellers and aims to revive an ailing Travel & Tourism sector, is now also being used by many more major holiday destinations such as Paraguay, Gambia, Zambia, Guatemala and El Salvador. Peru The stamp enables travellers to recognise destinations around the world which have adopt...

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Peru opens Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

October 13, 2020642 Views

Peru opened the ruins of Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after he waited almost seven months to enter the Inca citadel, while trapped in the Andean country during the coronavirus outbreak. Jesse Takayama’s entry into the ruins came thanks to a special request he submitted while stranded since mid-March in the town of Aguas Calientes, on the slopes of the mountains near the site, said Minister of Culture Alejandro Neyra on Monday. “He had come to Peru with the dream of being able to enter,” Neyra said in a virtual press conference. “The Japanese citizen has entered together with our head of the park so that he can do this before returning to his country.” Takayama, his entry ticket on hand since March, entered the ruins of the citadel built more than 500 years ago o...

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राजसी रेल यात्रा माच्चू-पिच्चू शिखरों के लिए

UPENDRA SWAMI

September 5, 20202755 Views

कोविड-19 महामारी के असर के कारण बेलमोंड हिरम बिंघम इन दिनों नहीं चल रही है लेकिन 7 अक्टूबर 2020 से इसका सफर फिर शुरू हो जाएगा जो 31 मार्च 2021 तक चलेगा। इस दौरान ट्रेन सप्ताह में सिफ एक दिन बुधवार को चलेगी। सब ठीक रहा तो उसके बाद इसका नियमित सफर शुरू हो जाएगा। तकरीबन 13 साल पहले साल एक गैर सरकारी कवायद में दुनिया के जो नए सात आश्चर्य चुने गए थे, पेरू में माचू-पिच्चू के शिखर भी उनमें से एक थे। ये शिखर इंका सभ्यता के अवशेषों को अपने में समेटे हुए हैं। इन्हीं की यात्रा कराती है एक राजसी ट्रेन। ज्यादातर लोगों के लिए समुद्र तल से 2350 मीटर की ऊंचाई पर स्थित माच्चू-पिच्चू के शिखरों की यात्रा अपने आप में एक दुर्लभ अनुभव होती है। यह ट्रेन इस जादुई यात्रा को और भी यादगार बना देती है। इंका सभ्यता के इस गुमशुदा शहर (लॉस्ट सिटी) जाने के दो ही तरीके हैं, या तो पेरू रेल की ट्रेनों से या फिर पैदल। ...