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Foreign tourist spending in Peru totaled US$825 million as at March

Los atractivos arqueológicos, entre ellos la ciudadela de Machu Picchu, y paisajísticos de la región del Cusco recibieron 3 millones 53,279 turistas nacionales y extranjeros durante el 2016, informó la Dirección Regional de Comercio Exterior y Turismo (Dircertur).

Los atractivos arqueológicos, entre ellos la ciudadela de Machu Picchu, y paisajísticos de la región del Cusco recibieron 3 millones 53,279 turistas nacionales y extranjeros durante el 2016, informó la Dirección Regional de Comercio Exterior y Turismo (Dircertur).

12:27 | Lima, May. 24.

The total expenditure made by foreign tourists in Peru stood at US$825 million in the first quarter of 2017, up 1% (US$7 million) from the same period the year before, Central Reserve Bank (BCR) reported on Wednesday.


According to the bank, foreign tourists' travel expenses accounted for nearly half (44%) of the country's services exports.

This segment includes other expenses in insurance and reinsurance (24%), transportation (19%), communications (1%), and other services (11%) sectors.

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Published: 5/24/2017