The collapse of the Cuelap perimeter wall, the largest tourist attraction in Amazonas, and its slow reconstruction greatly affects the development of tourism in this region, since it is only 5% of the normal level.
The situation has led to the fact that 50% of tour operators in Amazonincluding restaurants, hotels and travel agencies, will go bankrupt or leave, according to the Amazonas Regional Chamber of Tourism.
The president of this union, Jeff Contreras, points out that so far the Ministry of Culture (Minkul) has not provided them with information about the timing of the restoration of the fortress.
“At this point, we should have information about the technical group that will conduct research to solve the problem,” Contreras told the Gestión newspaper.
Contreras points out that travel business Those located in Tingo and Chachapoyas suffered the most.
After the collapse, only 700 people a month came to the monument, while before there were about 10,000, and it is estimated that 90% of bookings in Amazonas were canceled after the incident.
“Other factors that pushed for the crisis are the time of its closure, the time the airport Jaén and shortcomings in connection”, warns.
Despite Minkul’s announcement of an alternative route to promote tourism in the area, a spokesman for the chamber called the announcement “misleading advertising.”
According to him, this led to the fact that during the last holidays, tourists who came to Kuelap they realized that they could only see the monument from 100 or 150 meters with fences, which led to complaints from tour operators.
“We must make the real picture visible, because after a bad experience Kuelap will not be recommended as a destination,” he warned.
He added that Minkul had only “partially and untimely” committed himself, and pointed out that there should already be a proposal for an internal route of visits through safe areas by now. archaeological site.
A spokesman for the tourism business association says that given that there are 45 critical sectors in Kuelap, repairs will take more than five years.
Conteras recalled that in 2017, an intervention was indicated as part of the Copesco plan, and to date it has been abandoned.
Source: RPP
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