Mincetur granted the Safe Travels seal of the WTTC to Destino Caral - Barranca. To date, the badge has been awarded to 17 regions of the country
In a ceremony, held in the Sacred City of Caral, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) awarded the Safe Travels international seal to the Caral - Barranca Destination, in the Lima region. This recognition was granted by the head of the Mincetur, Claudia Cornejo, to the regional governor Ricardo Chavarría.
Minister Cornejo, who was accompanied by the Ministers of Culture, Alejandro Neyra; from the Interior, José Elice; and the Minister of Labor and Employment Promotion, Javier Palacios, pointed out that the delivery of this badge seeks to contribute to the reactivation of the tourism sector and the boost to the economy. In addition, it is an essential step in regaining confidence in travelers.
He stressed that obtaining this seal is the result of joint work between the Executive and regional and local authorities, as well as the private sector. In this sense, he commented that work meetings were held with all the Technical Teams, led by the Regional Directorate of Foreign Trade and Tourism of Lima.
Technical assistance was also provided for the preparation and implementation of surveillance plans and biosafety measures for tourist attractions, audits and monitoring actions to tourism service providers with the competent entities.
"Tourism service providers are the great beneficiaries of this distinction. Here, in Barranca, there are restaurants, accommodation, travel agencies and other services. We call to ensure compliance with biosafety protocols. At the Executive level, there will be constant monitoring of the safety and hygiene actions at Destination Caral - Barranca ”, indicated the head of the Mincetur.
The head of the Mincetur reiterated that the tourist reactivation is transcendental, but it must go hand in hand with strict compliance with biosafety protocols. “To date, the Safe Travels distinction has been awarded to 17 regions of the country, certifying 33 tourist destinations, made up of 80 tourist circuits and / or corridors, which group 315 tourist attractions. This work has been possible thanks to the commitment of all the actors in the tourism sector ”, he concluded.
For his part, the Minister of Culture, Alejandro Neyra, highlighted the joint effort of the Government to revalue our wonderful Heritage. “It is a pleasure to return to the Sacred City of Caral. From the Ministry of Culture, we are always concerned about what happens here, and in communication with Ruth Shady, the person in charge of this place. We seek, in the Transitional Government, that the heritage is valued and preserved, but, in addition, it has a social benefit with tourism.
“The country has been recovering and it is a joint effort. We hope that the places will reopen with all the protocols. With outdoor spaces and feeling pride in our identity and heritage. It is a pride to return on an important day, for the delivery of the Seal of Safe Destiny. That will give assurance that they can get to know Caral, a wonder of humanity, and more so on the Bicentennial, as it is a source of pride and everything that unites us. We must find in culture, from here to the Bicentennial, that strength to assume together and united the challenges to build the country we want, ”he stressed.
It should be noted that the provincial mayor of Barranca, Ricardo Zender; the district mayor of Supe Puerto, Efraín García; the regional director of Foreign Trade and Tourism of the Lima region, José Espinoza; as well as the president of the Chamber of Tourism of the Province of Barranca, Haydee Larrea.