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Mincetur promotes La Ruta de Leon, seeking to consolidate Peru as a new benchmark for religious and cultural tourism.From the Plaza Mayor of Chiclayo, in the Lambayeque region, the Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Jose Reyes Llanos, participated in the Commemoration Mass of the First Year of the Pontificate of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, which was attended by the President of the Republic, Jose Maria Balcazar; and the regional governor of Lambayeque, Jorge Reyes Flores.
The imposing religious act was held in front of the Chiclayo Cathedral and was presided over by the Bishop of Chiclayo, Monsignor Edinson Farfan Cordova, and had the participation of the president of the Council of Ministers, Luis Arroyo, ministers of State, as well as representatives of civil society and authorities of the region.
The election of Robert Francis Prevost as the first Pope with Peruvian nationality became a historic opportunity to position Peru as an international benchmark for religious and cultural tourism.
In this context, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) began the implementation of La Ruta de Leon, articulating efforts with regional governments, local governments, the Catholic Church, the private sector and other strategic actors in four regions of the country.
In Lambayeque, La Ruta de Leon integrates 23 tourist resources between religious, cultural and natural heritage, consolidating the region as the main node of this important tourist circuit of national scope.
Through the Vice Ministry of Tourism, Mincetur has been providing permanent technical assistance to regional and local actors, with the aim of strengthening the planning, design and consolidation of the religious tourist circuit.
