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Tourism Exposition in Lima |
BIT Peru 2004, the 4th annual Latin America Trade Mart will take place
in Lima on September 23 and 24th. The exposition’s objective is to
facilitate business relationships between Peruvian and Iberoamerican
vendors and Peruvian and international buyers, to provide first-hand
information and to encourage the knowledge of products and services, by
means of seminars, to help close better sales.
The first day of BIT Peru
2004 is a business roundtable to allow for open discussion. The second day
includes seminars for travel agents. For more information please visit
www.bitperu.com.
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Explorers Discover Ancient Walled City |
An ancient walled city, which was inhabited 1,300 years ago by a culture
that was conquered by the Inca’s, was discovered deep within Peru’s Amazon
jungle. The city was discovered by a team of explorers from the US and
Peru after trekking for more than a month in Peru’s northern rainforest.
The expedition was the culmination of years of investigation on a lost
metropolis in the region.
The city is made up of 5 citadels at 9,186 feet above sea level and covers
39 square miles and contains walls covered in carvings and paintings. The
site contains settlements covered in matted trees and interspersed with
lakes and waterfalls, the settlement also contains well preserved mummies.
Complete with canals and agricultural terraces, the city is thought to
have been home to the little-known Chachapoyas culture.
According to the early accounts of the Spanish conquistadors who arrived
in Peru in the early 1500’s, the Chachapoyas were a fair-skinned warrior
tribe famous for their tall stature. Today, they are famous for their
giant burial coffins sculpted into human figures found in the northern
jungle regions.
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The team also discovered Inca settlements within the site, supporting the
theory that the Chachapoya were conquered by the Inca. The explorers named
the site Gran Saposoa, after the nearby village of Saposoa ( in the
department of San Martin). They have already completed preliminary maps of
the area.
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The Great Amazon River International Raft Race 2004 |
The city of Iquitos, in the
heart of the Amazon basin, is welcoming adventurers and rafters to the 6th
annual Great River International Raft Race 2004. The Amazon Rafting Club
and the city of Iquitos are sponsoring this unique event, which will take
place on October 9th and 10th.
The race will start in the village of Nina Rumi and will finish in the port of Bella Vista Nanay. Participants in the
competition build their own rafts and then compete in a race down the
river. All materials are provided to construct the raft as well as life
jackets and paddles.
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Tourists Must Provide 30 Days Notice to Travel the Inca
Trail |
The National Institute of Culture - INC,
in an effort to protect and preserve the Inca Trail, is limiting the
number of people that are allowed to travel on it.
Tourists wishing to travel the Inca Trail
must submit their name and passport number at least 30 days in advance.
The new policy was put into place to ensure an enjoyable visit for all
travelers. Environmental impact from an increasing number of tourists was
also a concern. With the new policy, the Inca Trail will be preserved for
future generations to enjoy this remarkable treasure as well as allow
current visitors an have an enjoyable and memorable experience.
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Ceremonial Complex Discovered |
The vestiges of a ceremonial temple
complex, in the shape of a tumi or ceremonial knife were discovered in the
district of Zurite, 40 kilometers north of Cuzco. Ian Farrington, a
professor at the National University of Australia in Canberra, who along
with archaeologist Julinho Zapata of Cuzco excavated the site, said that
the ceremonial complex was one of the largest that the Inca Empire had.
The archaeologists found not only of urban development but also discovered
whale bones, shark teeth, fish bones and other items from the sea next to
the ceremonial center of the complex.
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