According to numbers published by the Business Research Center of Peru Cámaras, the central region of the country registered 3.2 million tourists, both domestic and foreign in 2018, which represents a 10.4% increase.
However, Andina News Agency informed that domestic tourists increased by 12.1% and international ones decreased by 10.2%.
Some of the regions of central Peru, such as Ica, had a significant increase of tourists last year, reaching more than one million.
For its part, the Ancash region reported 573,252 arrivals last year, equivalent to an increase of 6.2%, as a result of greater uptake of national and foreign visitors.
Junin recorded 556,178 tourists, that is, 14.1% more than the previous year. Likewise, the region of Huánuco received 326,494 tourists, which was also a 7.4% increase.
The region of Ayacucho registered 295,278 arrivals last year, equivalent to an increase of 32.7% and Apurímac reported 232,816, which represented 10% more than the previous year.
As for Pasco, there was a 24.8% increase of tourists and in Huancavelica 7.9%.
