Peru seeks foreign airlines to offer direct flights to country’s northern regions

Peru seeks foreign airlines to offer direct flights to country’s northern regions

Lima, Nov. 15 (ANDINA). Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) reported that it is holding talks with representatives of different airlines of the region and Central America encouraging them to offer direct flights to Peruvian northern provinces.
“Minister Jose Luis Silva has met with some airlines representatives, and some carriers are interested in start flying directly to the Peruvian Amazon and northern cities, like Chiclayo and Piura,” Deputy Minister of Tourism Claudia Cornejo.

She added that Mincetur is already working with officials of other airlines so that they increase the number of routes to the country.

“In the case of Europe, we’re holding talks with Iberia to see if they can increase their number of flights. They have between 10 and 12; the idea is for them to have 12 in a sustainable way,” she said.

Cornejo went on saying that the ministry aims to improve the connectivity with other countries, which means to work even harder with the airlines, such Korean Air in Asia and Air Frane in Europe.

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International entrepreneurs target Chiclayo-Panama air route

Chiclayo, Nov. 01 (ANDINA). International airlines have expressed their interest in opening a new air route from Chiclayo to Panama, through direct flights, president of the Association of Hotels and Restaurants (Ahora) of Lambayeque, Jorge Vertiz, said Tuesday.

Vertiz mentioned that during a recent meeing held with Copa Airlines representatives in Chiclayo, the entrepreneurs considered said northern city, capital of Lambayeque department, as an interesting option.

Moreover, other carriers plan to implement direct flights to Miami from this location to Miami, in the United States; and Cuenca or Guayaquil, in Ecuador.

“Entrepreneurs are realizing that Chiclayo is the hub of the macro north region,” he said after calling on the local and regional authorities to be more committed to tourism and have a closer relationship with the private sector.

Ahora president considered important the allocation of a budget in order to open routes linking districts with tourist places and invest in signposting.

“With air and road connectivity, Lambayeque, would grow significantly in terms of tourism,” Vertiz stated.

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LAMBAYEQUE will Experienced growth FROM THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2012 BY PROJECT OLMOS 

Experienced growth LAMBAYEQUE FROM THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2012 BY PROJECT OLMOS

The agriculture and the category of goods and services in Lambayeque will experience significant growth from the first quarter of 2012, after completing the tunneling project Trasandino Olmos said the Chamber of Commerce and local production.

Jorge Vera, manager of the business association, said that in agriculture the auction 38.000 hectares Olmos Valley has motivated the interest of Spanish investors, Chilean, American, Ecuador and Israel.

“The interest of investors for the issue of agricultural exports has a multiplier effect of investment opportunities in all sectors, especially real estate,” he said.

Olmos said the project has generated the increase in land prices exponentially. “For example, in a residential area an area of 120 to 160 square meters which cost between 15,000 to $ 20,000, today no less than 150 000″ he said.

He said there is high demand for land, as many investors are not just building buildings for housing, but also for offices, because a large group of entrepreneurs are interested in settling in the area to do business.

On the other hand, said Olmos project benefits are also reflected in the expansion of malls and department stores.

“The region already have Sodimac, Maestro Home Center, Tottus, Metro, Plaza Vea, Ripley and two malls like Plaza and Open Plaza Real, and many of them have planned to expand to strategic areas,” said business leader.

At another point he said that is expected to create four to six new cities in the parts surrounding the project Olmos.

Also reported that the district municipality has submitted a project through which requests that Olmos could become the fourth province in the northern province of Lambayeque.

Revealed that a chain of hotels in Brazil, as a result of this project, has shown interest to build a five star hotel dedicated to businessmen.

Vera said that currently in Lambayeque chain Casa Andina, Los Portales and Costa del Sol

“I think 2012 will be a key year for our region because the Olmos project is attracting the eyes of large investors in various sectors, this will give you great growth dynamics of Lambayeque,” he said.

The Regional Government of Lambayeque 496 meters reported missing to complete the Trans tunneling Olmos project, and is expected to work a total of 19.3 kilometers long and 4.8 meters in diameter, is ready later this year.

The tunnel, once ready, will transfer 406 million cubic meters of river water for irrigation Huancabamba in a first phase of 43,000 hectares of land in the valley of Olmos.

Of the total acres, 38,000 will be new and 5.000 of the ancient valley farmers and the rural community of Santo Domingo de Olmos.

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29 MILLION SOLES FOR TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE


Copesco Plan has an interest in coastal areas.

Some 29 million soles is scheduled to run the
Lambayeque Copesco Plan in order to improve
tourism infrastructure, its director said so
Executive Armando Aparicio Huamán after holding a
meeting with the regional vice president, John
Pablo Horna Santa Cruz.

To this end, it was agreed to sign an agreement
interagency cooperation in order to facilitate the
public investment and optimize project execution
who have their respective technical documentation.

The Executive Director expressed his interest in improving
coastal embankments with the same architecture.
He said that in the event it will be ready Pimentel
January, while we expect the development of
Puerto Eten similar project.

In this regard, Horna said the Santa Cruz
Regional Government is improving the road infrastructure
Mochica of the entire circuit, “has recently been
City opened the road Eten-Monsefú Saturday
do the same with the new road Mocupe -
Lagunas, and already started the construction of the Via San
Jose Pimentel, “he said, adding that only lack the
Puerto Eten-Lagunas road.

Indicated that these areas of development will allow
enhance the National Port Authority is
next to be created as soon approve the National Plan
Port Development.

Horna Santa Cruz, also said that through the
Unit makes the Regional Government will provide all
support to districts for the development of
technical files works to concretize
tourism for our region.

For its part, the Regional Manager of Foreign Trade and
Tourism, Dante Díaz Vásquez, said that support will
crystallize operating the investment program
Copesco Plan for 2011-2012.

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Restart work on the wharf of Pimentel

They will reinitiate works in the wharf of Pimentel The mayor of the district of Pimentel, Jose Gonza’les  Ramirez, announced that after a series of  meetings with the National Executive the works in the wharf pimentel could be reinitiated to taking the second week of setiembre.” Much malaise in the population which has caused diminishing tourism, indicated the mayor. Until this moment the work on the boardwalk has only advanced 5%; whereas on the wharf 40%.

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Lambayeque region builds highway to promote Beach Tourism

Chiclayo, Aug. 17 (ANDINA.PE). A 3-million-dollar highway linking San Jose and Pimentel districts in northern Peru is being built by local authorities of Lambayeque in order to include them in the beach circuit and turn them into new tourism alternatives.
Lambayeque‘s governor Humberto Acuña, head of Transport Miguel Paz, and Mayor of San Jose Victor Paiva confirmed that the topographic survey and land movement are being carried out.

The road will enable to include San Jose district in the beach circuit and the Moche circuit, which consists of Pimentel, Santa Rosa, Monsefu, Ciudad Eten and Purto Eten towns.

“Now, tourists will start a beach tour in San Jose, which will represent an important development opportunity for the craftsmen and fishermen as they will be able to offer their products and generate some income,” Paiva said.

Governor Acuña pointed out that “one of the priorities of this administration is road interconnection of the towns of Lambayeque and such highway will enable fishing and tourism activity to further develop.”

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