Countries recommend not visiting Peru due to violence and the current situation (Diario El Sol de Cusco [Spanish] - 1/23/2023)

Countries recommend not visiting Peru due to violence and the current situation (Spanish)

Brazil and fifteen other countries have asked their citizens to postpone travel plans to Peru

Apparently, it will be increasingly difficult for Peru to recover the 4.5 million foreign visitors it received in 2019, and that is that, because of the violent protests registered in recent weeks, at least sixteen countries have alerted about the situation it is experiencing. Peru and have recommended their citizens not to come to our territory for now.

On January 19, the Embassy of Brazil in Peru issued a statement in which, among other statements, it "strongly recommends the postponement of travel plans within Peruvian territory, taking into account the risks."

Days before, on the 12th of the same month, the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs also suggested to his compatriots who were planning to visit our country, "if possible, postpone" their entry "until the situation normalizes." Something similar has been recommended by Russia and Portugal. For its part, since November 2022, Italy is advising its compatriots to postpone or cancel travel. This month he did it again.

These countries, as well as the United States, France, Mexico, Costa Rica, Spain, Canada, Australia, Israel, the United Kingdom, have warned their citizens who are in Peru to avoid being in conflict zones.

In addition, they are constantly publishing statements to summarize what is happening and providing information on the telephone numbers to which they can call if they need support.

Belgium and Germany, for their part, have shared in the opinion of the European Union on the situation in Peru and rejecting any type of violence.

The general manager of the National Chamber of Tourism (CANATUR), Carlos Loayza, stated that this situation "undoubtedly affects the willingness of foreign tourists to come to the country, compared to other countries that do not have these recommendations."

"We must all make an effort to recover social peace, because without social peace there can be no tourism in any part of the world and that transcends the recommendation that can be made," Loayza stressed.

From ComexPerú they pointed out that "the image of the country as a tourist destination is seriously affected and tourism in the southern regions is practically nil." “Who is affected? Lodgings, artisans, travel agencies, guides, transporters, services, and related businesses”, he noted.

Loayza also indicated that the data from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism reveals that there are 4,500 lodging establishments in Cusco, Puno, and Arequipa: coincidentally the most affected regions.

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