After a close vote, the emblematic U.S. magazine Travel + Leisure —based in New York since 1937— placed the city of Cusco among the 25 best tourist destinations in the world.

“It is a recognition that fills us with pride. For us, it is an award to the articulated effort that we have been making from President Pedro Castillo’s Government along with the private sector and all tour operators in Cusco region, seeking to strengthen the reactivation of this sector,” Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Roberto Sanchez indicated.

The voting for the “World’s Best Awards” is held through an annual survey among the nearly 4.8 million readers of Travel + Leisure magazine —organizer of the awards and also considered one of the most important specialized travel media outlets around the globe.

To place a city in this select group, the magazine takes into account the experience of its readers based on the entire tourist chain of the option to vote: hotels, restaurants, cultural heritage, and main attractions. That means, readers vote based on their views on culture, cuisine, friendliness, shopping, and the overall value of each city.

Cusco is ranked 21st of the 25 best tourist destinations around the world. It has been chosen as the best city to travel to —among all options in Central and South America. Besides, it ranks 5th in Latin America.

It should be noted that in the final list of the “World’s Best Awards” there are only six cities from the entire American continent: Oaxaca, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico City, and Merida in Mexico; Cusco in Peru; and Charleston (South Carolina) in the United States.

“The World’s Best Awards from Travel + Leisure magazine have a high impact on tourism in the chosen cities. Peru has received this distinction consecutively in 2018, 2019, and 2020. Having been chosen again this year commits us to work even harder for national tourism,” Minister Sanchez added.

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The announcement of the imperial city of Cusco among the best tourist destinations in the world was made after the Peruvian Government confirmed the increase in capacity at the Llaqta of Machu Picchu —a measure that will accelerate tourism reactivation in the region.

This measure will be valid thru December 31, 2022. This period will serve as evaluation to finally maintain or further increase the capacity in our world wonder.

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Published: 7/14/2022