Machu Picchu Receives “Safe Travels Stamp”
James Bustamante is Native to New York but born to Peruvian parents. He has been traveling throughout Latin America since early 2003 and finally made his home in Peru. James has made his way by eating and traveling through almost every country in Central and South America.
Last Updated on October 15, 2020 by James Bustamante
Machu Picchu receives “Safe Travels” Stamp! Great news for all would be Peru travelers and Machu Picchu hikers.
Peru entered a very small group of countries which make Machu Picchu a part of “safe destinations for international travel”.
Machu Picchu has been awarded the world’s first-ever global safety and hygiene stamp, known as “Safe Travels,” which was launched earlier this year by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).
In order to commemorate this event, the official stamp was given in Machu Picchu.
Since Peruvians like to do these events adding a bit of flair, an Inca ceremony took place preceding the award as well.
The event was led by Peruvian prime Minister Walter Martos and included the participation of Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Rocio Barrios, Cusco Region Governor Jean-Paul Benavente, Machu Picchu Mayor Darwin Baca, and PromPeru Executive-President Luis Torres.
The Governor of Cusco, Jean-Paul Benavente stated “With this recognition, Cusco is foreseen to become —once again— the first safe tourist destination (in Peru) and to initiate the reactivation on a national scale,”.
The Safe Travels stamp —awarded by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)— revolves around a set of protocols that follow guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO)
The focus is to have a general health policy for the tourism industry and thereby restoring confidence in travelers.
This now provides very clear guidelines for the resumption of tourism on a global scale. There apparently seems to be more approved destinations on the way.
The Safe Travels Stamp enables travelers to recognize various destinations around the world that have adopted standardized global health and hygiene protocols. This is of course so incoming travelers can experience “’Safe Travels” once again.
Peru is now the third destination in the Latin American continent to receive the Safe Travels stamp, after Ecuador and Brazil.
