📋 Tender Overview
At the meeting, it was agreed to prioritize the most urgent projects in order to promote them jointly in the short and medium term.With the purpose of continuing with the work to enhance the tourist route Caminos del Papa Leon of the Environment, Miguel Angel Espichan; and Culture, Alfredo Luna, as well as officials from the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation (MVCS); of the regional governor Jorge Perez, and of provincial and district mayors of the region.
For us it is very important to have these spaces for dialogue, which occur as part of the open door policy implemented by the President of the Republic, Jose Jeri. This is one of the most important tools we have to coordinate and carry out our projects, in addition to disclosing the activities and programs, said the head of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur).
This is a fourth technical table aimed at promoting works to improve the visitor experience and promote the development of the localities included in the aforementioned tourist circuit, as well as the first organized by the Transition Government.
On this occasion, it was agreed to continue with the work to bring a stand with information about the tourist route of Pope Leo XIV to the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) 2026, one of the main events of the travel industry, which will be held from January 21 to 25, in the city of Madrid, Spain.
Likewise, it was agreed to prioritize those projects that can be promoted in the short and medium term, in addition to developing a roadmap for each of them to be able to follow them together, within the framework of the countrys expectation of receiving the visit of the nationalized Peruvian Supreme Pontiff in the first quarter of 2026.
One of the issues about which concern was expressed was sanitation works, which is why the MVCS scheduled a meeting for next December 30 with local authorities with the aim of providing them with all the necessary technical support to prioritize the most urgent projects and address the water and sanitation needs of the districts that are part of the aforementioned circuit.
From the Executive we are committed to working together on this roadmap and to calling a next meeting of this working group to follow up on the prioritized projects in the first week of January 2026, said the head of Mincetur.
On the other hand, Minister Teresa Mera committed to working jointly, with training and technical assistance, on the needs of the region. To this end, he asked the mayors to identify the tour operators in their localities to promote, through the Tourism Training Center (Cenfotur), a program aimed at strengthening tourism capabilities, in order to improve the attention and experience of tourists.
This meeting, held at the Mincetur headquarters, in San Isidro, was attended by the Vice Minister of Tourism, Aracelly Laca; the general director of Tourism Strategy of Mincetur, Fernando Munive, and the executive president of the Commission for the Promotion of Peru for Exports and Tourism (PromPeru), Ricardo Limo; as well as the regional manager of Foreign Trade and Tourism of Lambayeque, Felix Mio.
Likewise, the provincial mayors of Lambayeque, Percy Ramos; from Ferrenafe, Polanski Carmona; and from Chiclayo, Janet Cubas; as well as the district mayors of Tucume, Tomas Sandoval; from Illimo, Juan Pablo Santa Maria; and from Pacora, Jose Luis Sipion.
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Within the framework of Law No. 32394, the transfer of S/ 10 million was authorized to finance formalization, signage and promotion actions of the Caminos del Papa Leon XIV tourist route.
On September 18, as part of agreements signed with the Regional Government of Lambayeque and the Provincial Municipality of Chiclayo, the financial transfer of a total of S/ 6 million for both institutions was approved. Another S/ 4 million were sent to the Provincial Municipality of Callao.
