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12:56. New York, Jun. 14. Renowned Lima restaurant Central by Peruvian Virgílio Martinez holds its position at No. 4 in the list of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. Described as a gastronomic exploration of altitude and Peru’s ecosystem, Central takes guests on a culinary expedition through Peru’s ecosystem, from the Amazon to Pacific coast. Chef Virgílio Martínez and …

By Gary Ziegle The first rays of morning sunlight illuminate the great stone altar, streaming through a square opening over my head. “Inti camac sumac,” chants the priest. Soaked in sweat, I fight the bindings holding me to the stone as the grinning, looming, scarlet-cloaked figure slowly brings down a gleaming, bloodstained bronze knife toward …

The Nazca Lines, which face a number of threats because they are spread over such a wide territory, were recently given some good news. Efforts to protect them have been given an important boost, through a $150,000 grant awarded by this year’s United States’ Ambassador’s Fund, which finances cultural preservation projects in developing countries. U.S. Ambassador Brian Nichols announced with the …

Once again, Peru could claim more World Travel Awards (WTA). For 2015, the country has been nominated in the following categories: World’s Leading Culinary Destination, Leading Green Destination, Leading City Break Destination (Lima), Leading Tourist Attraction, Leading Tourist Board and Leading Tourism Authority Website, among others. In this sense, Foreign Trade and …

A total of 30 wild flora species were discovered at Manu National Park by a group of scientists with the support of Peruvian state-run National Service of Natural Protected Areas (Sernanp). This remarkable finding, published in the “Annotated list of trees and associated species, typical of montane forests in southern Peru: the importance of continuing gathering,” …