According to information from the National Superintendency of Migration, Chile was the main issuer of tourists, recording 259,300 visitors and registering a growth of 43.8% compared to 2023.

Peru received more than one million international tourists in the first four months of the year, which represents an increase of 53.4% compared to the visitors who arrived in the Andean country until April 2023, as reported by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism.

This result reflects the good performance that the sector has experienced so far in 2024, as it maintains the growth path and, at the same time, reinforces Peru against the main objective of the year, which is to reach pre-pandemic numbers.

"We are focusing all our efforts on closing 2024 with the arrival of 4.4 million international tourists. For this, the Government prioritizes the promotion of our heritage," highlighted the minister of the field, Elizabeth Galdo.

According to information from the National Superintendence of Migration, Chile was the main source of tourists to Peru during the first four months of the year, recording 259,300 visitors and registering a growth of 43.8% compared to 2023.

The list continues with the United States (174,609 tourists and growth of 41.7%), Ecuador (88,062 visitors and growth of 29.6%), Bolivia (59,870 tourists and growth of 182.7%), Brazil (49,952 tourists and growth of 106.9%) and Colombia (49,790 tourists and growth of 25.7%). These 6 countries alone explain 67.1% of the total international arrivals to Peru.

At the regional level, South America concentrated 54.2% of all foreign tourists who arrived in Peru in the first four months of the year, with a total of 551,000. For its part, North America accounted for 22.3% (227,000 tourists).

In the case of Europe, this market represented 1.1% of arrivals in the first four months, accounting for a total of 163,000 tourists). They are followed by the Asian continent (4.1% of the total) and Central America (2.3%).