Qhapaq Ñan: caminando a través de la historia

Qhapaq Ñan es una muestra dedicada a exponer las maravillas que se esconden detrás de la obra más extensa creada por los incas.

En varias de las fotografías que se exponen en “Qhapaq Ñan: caminando a través de la historia” uno puede imaginar a un chasqui recorriendo la ancestral ruta inca. La muestra, que se inauguró el miércoles en el Museo de la Nación, revela la importancia del Camino Inca o Qhapaq Ñan en el sistema vial que integró los diferentes puntos del Tahuantinsuyo.

En la exposición, uno aprecia vasos, ofrendas, aríbalos y sandalias que utilizaban los chasquis durante sus viajes. “Las piezas identifican qué productos o elementos se transportaban por los caminos y las cosas que estaban relacionadas con ellos”, explica Luisa Vetter, de la Dirección de Museos y Bienes Muebles del Museo de la Nación.

“Además, se exponen fotografías de los tramos más notables y las distintas herramientas, artefactos y barretas con que se elaboraba el camino”.

Un Camino Integrador

Esta exposición es el resultado de más de 10 años de estudio por parte del Programa Qhapaq Ñan.

“El Camino Inca tiene tramos por todos los valles interandinos y distintas partes de nuestro país”, afirma José Pino, secretario técnico del programa. “Conecta también a Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina, Bolivia y Chile. Este hecho ha pasado casi desapercibido. La muestra busca que la población acceda a estos conocimientos”.

Cabe recordar que la exposición fotográfica sobre el Camino Inca se realiza en los precisos momentos en que este monumento histórico ha sido presentado ante la Unesco para que sea declarado Patrimonio Cultural de la Humanidad.

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Eligen al Tambo del Inka como el mejor hotel en Sudamérica

TripAdvisor acaba de publicar sus premios 2012 correspondientes al Traveller’s Choice, los mismos que son elegidos por los viajeros, y el Tambo del Inka figura como el mejor hotel de Sudamérica y el noveno en el mundo.

Como se sabe, el 2011 este establecimiento ya figuraba en esta misma lista con el sétimo lugar en la categoría Relaxation & Spa, pero este año, gracias a los comentarios de sus huéspedes, el hotel ha escalado varias posiciones y se ha establecido como el mejor entre todos los hoteles sudamericanos, superando a reconocidos hoteles en Argentina y Chile.

Cabe recordar que el hotel Tambo del Inka es parte de la cadena Libertador y fue abierto en mayo de 2010.

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Trujillo contará con hotel cinco estrellas de 14 pisos

De acuerdo a informes de la revista Semana Económica, la empresa J-Gaviria Arquitectos viene construyendo un hotel cinco estrellas en Trujillo, en la avenida El Golf. La inversión sería de US$ 44.6 millones y el establecimiento estaría dirigido al mercado turístico ejecutivo, reportó este medio. El hotel Gabu estará recubierto de vidrios, tendrá un área de 15 mil m2, 45 metros de altura, 14 pisos, un centro de convenciones, entre otros servicios. El proyecto está ubicado cerca del acceso principal a la zona residencial, donde vive la población con mayor poder adquisitivo. Aquella zona no tiene mayor oferta comercial ni de servicios turísticos, aunque a algunas cuadras estará ubicado el próximo restaurante Chicha, de Gastón Acurio.

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Peruvian desert, most similar to original Dakar in Africa

The winner of the Arequipa - Nasca stage in the quad category, Argentine Marcos Patronelli, stated that the Peruvian desert is the most similar to the ones in the original Dakar, which crossed the Sahara Desert, in Africa.

Argentine brothers Alejandro and Marcos Patronelli, who have shown their skills as drivers, were the first in the quad category to finish the twelfth stage, one of the hardest ones due to the impressive dunes between Arequipa and Nasca.

"Perhaps all the drivers remember the old Dakar, in Africa. Peruvian deserts are incredible, it was actually a pretty complicated stage," Marcos commented.

"I didn't know anything about Peru, but I'm really enjoying it and I will continue doing so and arrive in Lima."

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Ica to be seen as place for extreme sports thanks to Dakar Rally

Thanks to the 2012 Dakar Rally, of which final stages are taking place in Peruvian territory, the country’s southern Ica region will be seen as a place for high adrenaline extreme sports by the entire world, governor of said department Alonso Navarro stated.

"To us it's really wonderful that the deserts in Ica as well as its dunes can be seen internationally. There were two campsites; the first one was located in Pisco and the other one in Nasca, which shows the importance of this part of the country for practicing such sports," he said.

In statements to Andina, the governor noted that foreign delegations which had arrived in Ica on the occasion of Dakar Rally were able to see that said jurisdiction had the appropriate terrains for sports such as sandboarding, cycling, dune buggies, and quads, among others.

"Undoubtedly, it's an excellent opportunity to promote extreme sports that are done not only in the coast but in the highlands," Navarro commented.

In turn, he went on to add that his office has coordinated with Pisco and Nasca authorities, as well as with private operators.

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Manu National Park to establish itself as ecotourism destination in 2012

Manu National Park, located in the departments of Madre de Dios and Cusco, aims to establish itself as an ecotourism destination and generate resources for local communities, the National Service of Protected Natural Areas by the State (Sernanp) reported.

Authorities of said protected natural areas met last week with tourism entrepreneurs who operate in the park to draw up a plan and schedule of activities to be developed during this year.

According to them, ecotourism provides economic benefits, either directly or indirectly, to local communities, especially to those who live in the buffer zone of Manu.

Sernanp expects to start maintenance works of tourism infrastructure as well as to open new attractions and paths in the sectors of Cocha Otorongo and Salvador.

Manu holds one of the highest levels of biodiversity of any park in the world. Overall, more than 15,000 species of plants and 250 varieties of trees have been found there in a single hectare.

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Perú among best surf travel destinations

Peru has been featured in an article highlighting the world's best places to catch great waves and visit beautiful beaches this season.

The article published on Coronado Patch and sister site Hermosa Beach Patch lists Peru along with other recommended surf spots in California, Hawaii, Mexico and as far away as Morocco.

Legendary left points in northern Peru such as Mancora and Cabo Blanco turn on during north swells. The water is warm and there are plenty of places to find uncrowded waves.

"When I lived in Peru for a year in the mid-80s I spent a week in northern Peru in December and scored some of the best and most hollow waves of my life. Just don’t forget to take the time to visit Cuzco and Machu Pichu or the amazing Andean peaks of the Cordillera Blanca around Huaraz," author Serge Dedina tells readers.

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