Between January and September, the arrival of tourists International flights amounted to 2,449,582, which represents a growth of 36.5% when compared to the same period of the previous year, according to the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur).
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The majority of visitors come from Chile, with a 22.1% participation, followed by the United States with 18.6%, Ecuador with 9% and Brazil with 5.8%.
According to the information provided by the National Superintendence of Immigration, during the first nine months of the year, 65.6% of international tourists entered through the Migration Control Post of the Jorge Chávez International Airport.
The Santa Rosa Border Control Post in Tacna concentrated 15.9%, the Binational Border Attention Center Tumbes 7.2%, the Desaguadero/Carancas/CEBAF Border Control Post in Puno 5.3%, and other control posts 6%. .
The most visited tourist destination was the Magic Water Circuit. The Historical Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is also among the main places where tourists arrive. It should be noted that this last destination in total receives 76% of foreign tourists and 24% of national tourists.
However, despite the growth in international tourists, the figure is still far from pre-pandemic levels, since in 2019 around 4.4 million people arrived in the country.
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