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Since Apega, the Peruvian Gastronomy Association that organizes Peru’s largest food fair, announced in August of last year that the Mistura 2018 will not be held on its traditional date in September and further details will be disclosed “in the coming weeks”, we had to wait until now to hear from them again. The Mistura 2018 is of course...
Peru, and here especially the southern part of the country, is infected by the Dakar virus and off-road enthusiasts around the globe, who can’t be at the stages live, eagerly await the latest news and picture of the rally each day.
In just a few days, the 2019 Dakar Rally, the most famous and toughest off-road rally of the world, kicks off in Lima and for the first time in its exciting history is held in its 41st edition in only one country: Peru.
Peru’s first low-cost airline Viva Air Peru, which started operation in the country in May 2017, gets stiff competition in 2019. Sky Airlines, the Chilean low-cost carrier, enters the Peruvian domestic flight market promising even lower ticket prices than the competitor.
The past year hasn’t been especially positive for doing business in Peru. According to the “Doing Business Report 2019” published by the World Bank, Peru lost 10 positions in the overall global Ease of Doing Business ranking and is now only positioned on rank 68 from 190 surveyed economies.
Yesterday Peruvians headed to the polls to vote in a constitutional referendum on political and judicial reforms proposed by President Martín Vizcarra and seen by most as measure to end corruption in the country and earn back the people’s trust in the state.
The Peruvian Central Reserve Bank (BCRP) announced that from January 1, 2019 the distribution of the Peruvian 5 centimos coin will be stopped and the coin is withdrawn from circulations.
Last weekend the elite of the travel industry gathered for the World Travel Awards (WTA) Grand Final Gala Ceremony 2018 at the historic Pátio da Galé in Lisbon, Portugal to find out which of the world’s leading hotels, destinations, airlines, travel providers and brands had been awarded this year’s renowned world title.
Peru’s first low-cost airline Viva Air Peru, co-owned by Europe’s biggest budget carrier Ryanair, started operation in the country in May 2017 with the promise to shake up the domestic market, offer affordable prices and next to the main destinations also serve lesser frequented ones. And so far they kept their promises.
Peru’s hotel group, Libertador Hotels, Resorts & Spas has announced the opening of the 164-room Aloft Hotel Lima in the Miraflores district. This property is the first Aloft hotel in Peru and features the typical bold Aloft’s signature stylish design, unique live music programming and tech-forward features such as keyless entry.
