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Peru: tourists prefer to travel north for fear of conflicts in South (Spanish) The carnivals of Cajamarca and Rioja are the most attractive for tourists. Tumbes and Piura are other favorite regions. Cajamarca has become the preferred tourist destination due to Peru's social conflicts (photo Andina) Given the social conflicts and protests that exist in the south of the Peru, tourists are choosing to spend their days off or vacations in the north of Peru, to take advantage of the carnival festivities and the beaches of Tumbes and Piura. Blockades persist on the roads that connect to Ayacucho, Cusco, and Puno. This has caused visitors to seek other recreation regions, one of which is Cajamarca. “Cajamarca has been recovering in a stable way due to the coordinated work between public institutions and private unions. The problems that the country has had in the south have slightly diverted tourism towards Cajamarca. There are a lot of expectations for the carnival. The hotel industry is...

Tour bus plunges off a cliff in Peru with 60 passengers on board in horrific crash that kills at least 23 (full article) Olivia Jones A tour bus has plunged off a cliff in Peru with sixty passengers on board, killing at least twenty-three people.  Emergency crews rushed to the horror scene in Piura, northwest Peru.  Horrifying photos of the crash show the coach on its side with passengers on the ground.  The bus was travelling along Panamericana Norte, which is a major motorway that runs along the west coast of the South American country. Tour company Aguila Dorada was heading north from Lima to Tumbes with 60 passengers on board, according to The Sun.  The crash was reported at 5am (local time) this morning. It is thought that the bus lost control on the road and plunged more than 160 feet down a gorge.   Police have confirmed twenty-three people are dead while those injured were taken to a local hospital in Talara, 683 miles northwest of the capital, Lima...