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Travel and Tourism | 12 June, 2009 [ 17:38 ]

Peruvians' departures to other countries dropped 6.3 percent


LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra

According to the National Institute for Statistics and Information (INEI), the departures of Peruvian citizens to another countries was 172,940 (51,2% men and 48,8% women) in April, which means a 6.3% drop compared to the same month last year.

The main destinations are Chile with 45.6%, Bolivia with 13.4%, the U.S. (11.5%), Ecuador (7%), Spain (4.2%), Argentina (3.5%) and Colombia (3.3%).

Regarding trips through Lima's Jorge Chavez International Airport, the U.S. was the main destination country with 29.9%, followed by Spain with 10.9%, Argentina (9%), Colombia (8.5%), Chile (7.2%), and Brazil (5.8%), among other countries.

On the other hand, 189,391 foreigners (55.7% men and 44.3% women) arrived to Peru in April 2009.

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