Peru has been chosen as South America’s Leading Culinary Destination 2022 by the World Travel Awards (WTA), PromPeru reported.
The Andean nation was also named as South America’s Leading Cultural Destination 2022.
Moreover, Machupicchu —Peru’s top tourist destination— has received an international award that recognizes it as an important world attraction. This time, the Inca citadel was selected as the South America’s Leading Tourist Attraction 2022 by the World Travel Awards.
Likewise, Peru has garnered a total of 20 nominations in this regional edition, including South America’s Leading Adventure Tourism Destination, South America’s Leading River Cruise Company, South America’s Leading Whale Watching Destination, among others.
Gastronomic and cultural wealth
Peru has been named World’s Leading Culinary Destination eight times.
According to PromPeru, this is due, in part, to its great biological diversity.
“Peru ranks first in terms of varieties of potatoes and ajies (spicy peppers). Moreover, it hosts a wide variety of types of corn, Andean grains, tubers, and fruits,” it stated.
This provision of resources has shaped a varied, tasty, and unique gastronomic offer, which encourages travelers from all over the world to visit the country to discover the secret ingredients that make Peru so special.