Kunyaka wesithandathu ngokulandelelana, iPeru ifumana ukwamkelwa njengeyona 'ndawo ifanelekileyo yokuPheka' kwihlabathi, ngelixa iMachu Picchu yanikezelwa njengeyona 'ndawo ityelelayo yabakhenkethi' liWonga loKhenketho leHlabathi (WTA), ebibanjelwe ePhu Quoc, eVietnam.

“Oku kunakanwa sisiphumo somsebenzi esiwenzayo ukukhuthaza izixhobo zethu zokhenketho kunye nesisu sethu. Ezi mbasa zinceda ukuqaqambisa iPeru emehlweni ehlabathi kwaye sizakuqhubeka nokusebenza ukugcina iPeru ikwindawo yokuqala, enegalelo ekuphuculeni umgangatho wobomi wabo bonke abo bantu basePeru abo intlalontle yabo ixhomekeke ekukhuleni kokhenketho lwamazwe aphesheya, utshilo u-Isabella Falco, uMlawuli welizwe wePROMPERU.

Ngokophando olwenziwe yiPROMPERU, esona sizathu sokutyelela ePeru kukwazi uMachu Picchu. Nangona kunjalo, i-gastronomy sele iphakathi kwezinye izizathu zokuhamba. Ingxelo efanayo ibonisa ukuba i-82% yabakhenkethi abatyelele eli lizwe bajonga iPeru njengendawo yokutya, kwaye iipesenti ezingama-25 zithi ukutya kwasePeru kukhula kumazwe abo okuvela. Ngokutsho kweengcali, i-gastronomy yase-Peru iya isiya ibekwa ehlabathini, evula amathuba amatsha okuthumela ngaphandle iimveliso zethu zemveli, kunye nethuba lokubonisa izithethe zethu zokupheka kwaye siqhubeke nokwenza izinto ezintsha ngokutya kwethu okuthandwayo.

Okwangoku zintathu iindawo zokutyela zasePeru ezikuluhlu lweendawo zokutyela ezingama-50 eziBalaseleyo eMhlabeni: embindini (kwindawo yesi-5), eMaido (8) nase-Astrid & Gaston (33); kwaye kukho iindawo zokutyela ezili-10 ezibekwe kuluhlu lwee-50 zokutyela eziBalaseleyo eLatin America: Maido (1), Central (2), Astrid & Gaston (7), Osso Carnicería y Salumeria (12), La Mar (15), Isolina (21), uRafael (24), Malabar (30), Fiesta (46) kunye no-azmaz (47).

Ngo-2016, i-Historic Sanctuary yaseMachu Picchu yafumana iindwendwe eziyi-1.4 yezigidi kwaye yayinokukhula okuphakathi kweepesenti ezi-6 kule minyaka mihlanu idlulileyo. Ngokwe-Trip Advisor, i-98% yabakhenkethi abayindwendweleyo banokuvavanya amava abo.

IPROMPERU ibikhuthaza ilizwe lethu kule minyaka idlulileyo ngamaphulo amatsha athe aphumelela ukuphumelela abantu kwihlabathi liphela. I-Peru kutsha nje iphehlelele iphulo lokhenketho lwamazwe aphesheya 'iPeru, elona lizwe lityebileyo emhlabeni', apho abahambi bayamenywa ukuba babone iindawo esiya kuzo ukuze sibuyele ekhaya sityetyiswe ngamava abawonwabelayo kwilizwe lethu, njengokuhlola ilifa lethu lakudala lembali okanye ukufumanisa i-gastronomy yethu.

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These awards help to highlight Peru in the eyes of the world and we will continue to work to maintain Peru in first place, which contributes to improving the quality of life of all those Peruvians whose welfare depends on the growth of international tourism, “said Isabella Falco, Country Image Director of PROMPERU.
Peru recently launched the international tourism campaign ‘Peru, the richest country in the world’, in which travelers are invited to experience our destinations in order to go back home enriched by the experiences they enjoy in our country, such as exploring our ancient historical legacy or discovering our gastronomy.
According to experts, Peruvian gastronomy is increasingly positioned in the world, which opens new opportunities for the export of our native products, as well as the opportunity to show our culinary traditions and continue to innovate with our admired fusion cuisine.