📋 Tender Overview
Project will be carried out under the public-private partnership modality (app). It is expected that good pro be awarded the last quarter of 2025The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) reported today that the Private Investment Promotion Agency (Proinversion) launched the National and International Public Contest for the delivery of the Private Public Association project Improvement of the Public Tourist Services of the Choquequirao Archaeological Park. This initiative seeks to attract both national and international investors, in order to improve the experience of visitors to one of the most important archaeological destinations in Peru, which will allow the economic and social development of the intervention zone.
The project will be carried out under the modality of private public association (app) co -financed, the investment cost is approximately US $ 261 million. Through it, it is planned to facilitate access to the archaeological monument, transforming the tourist experience by offering a bimodal tourist transport system (road and cable car) providing greater comfort and access for the thousands of visitors who make the journey every year.
The implementation of this project, promoted by the Mincetur, whose good pro is expected to be awarded the last quarter of 2025, represents a milestone for the tourism sector and demonstrates the importance of this sector as a key engine in the economic development of various locations and regions of Peru.
It should be noted that the public tender is designed to ensure that the participants comply with the quality standards in the implementation and operation of the work, as well as with the necessary security measures for tourists. This initiative is aligned with the governments strategy to enhance the tourism sector as an engine of economic and social development in the country.
Those interested in participating can access the contest bases and other project documents on the Proinversion website through the following link: https://www.investinperu.pe/es/app/datosproject?
Cable car from Cusco and Apurimac
The Choquequirao project includes the implementation and operation of the cable car, which will run over more than 10.6 kilometers, with five stations. Thanks to the modernization of access to this archaeological complex, tourists can enjoy a comfortable and agile trip, significantly reducing the transfer time to the Archaeological Monument of Choquequirao. This improvement will also mean an opening of the destination to a greater flow of visitors, which is expected to exceed one million national and international people.
The economic impact of this initiative is estimated at more than S/ 400 million annually, promoting activities such as: lodging, food, tourist transport, commerce, guides and handicraft services; which are some of the areas that will feel a significant impulse thanks to the increase in tourism activity.
It is necessary to mention that the Mincetur, through the National Copesco Plan, is in charge of the improvement of trekking roads, the implementation of Centers of the Arriero, the implementation of control stalls, the implementation of hostels, observatories, rest stays and SS.HH., among other complementary activities. All these under the modality of public works.
With the opening of the national and international public tender, the Mincetur reaffirms its commitment to strengthening the tourism sector, which is key to economic development and the generation of employment and well -being in the country. It is important to highlight that the primary objective of the Choquequirao project is to position this archaeological site as a renowned tourist destination at the international level, complementing the supply of Machu Picchu that contributes to sustainable development in the departments of Cusco and Apurimac.
