Overview
- Regional tourism offices set final projections for the holiday, with Ica up to 130,000 visitors, Piura about 66,500, and Ayacucho over 40,000 within a nationwide flow of roughly 1.9 million travelers.
- Ica expects about 50,000 people in Paracas, while recent National Geographic praise for Huacachina has lifted interest across the region’s dunes and desert lagoon.
- Dircetur Ica estimates around 30 million soles in holiday spending and has coordinated municipal cleanups and police traffic control toward Huacachina, with most visitors arriving from Lima.
- Ayacucho expanded its monitoring to include the Alfredo Mendívil Duarte airport and new road routes such as Andahuaylas and the VRAEM, and reports hotel occupancy near 90 percent.
- Piura reports key coastal access restored after recent rains, keeping routes open to Máncora and Los Órganos, while Mincetur’s IPERÚ help desks and “Y tú qué planes” deals guide travelers.