UJ#22 - Peru, local flavor

CURRENT ISSUES
Sergio Salazar
TRAVEL AND LEISURE: PERUVIAN
HOTELS ARE HIGHLIGHTED
After a reader survey, the magazine Travel and Leisure has
published its list of the best destinations and hotels of the
year, which features several Peruvian nominations. Cusco
was chosen as the best city to visit in South America, while
Lima was in ninth place. In the category of the World’s Best
Hotels, Palacio del Inka, Luxury Collection Hotel and Sol y
Luna came in at 83 and 41 respectively. In Best Resorts
in South America, Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba placed
ninth, whilst Tambo del Inka, Luxury Collection Resort &
Spa was seventh, and Sol y Luna won third place. In Best
Hotels of South America, Hotel B placed ninth, Belmond
Hotel Monasterio was eighth, Belmond Palacio Nazarenas
was fourth, and Palacio del Inka, Luxury Collection Hotel
was first.
ACCESS CONTROLS FOR THE
SALT PONDS OF MARAS
To avoid any contamination of the salt produced in the
salt ponds of Maras, restrictions on public access to
the tourist attraction have been introduced since June.
Visitors will be able to follow the pathways only as far as
the lookout point above the ponds, so that they will not
enter the pond area. The administrators of the Salt Ponds
will prepare a demonstration area to explain all about the
salt extraction process, as well as a viewing route which
will pass above the pools.
Libertador
Sergio Salazar
PERUVIAN RESTAURANTS FEATURE
IN THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE
Once again Peruvian gastronomy has received
international recognition. Central and Maido have been
placed in the Top Ten of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants,
as they were last year, positioning at 6 and 10 respectively.
In the previous ranking, Central had been again at 6 and
Maido at 7. At the prize-giving held in Singapore, chefs
Virgilio Martinez and Pia Leon received the Awards, which
also crowned Central as the best restaurant in South
America.