page_title: Tourism in Peru
section_title: Arrivals by country
hierarchical_section_title: Tourism in Peru / Data / Arrivals by country
caption_attribution_description: Inti Punku (Sun Gate) at Machu Picchu.
context_page_description: Since the 2000s, Tourism in Peru makes up the nation's third largest industry, behind fishing and mining. Tourism is directed towards archaeological monuments, ecotourism in the Peruvian Amazon, cultural tourism in colonial cities, gastronomic tourism, adventure tourism, and beach tourism. According to a Peruvian government study, the satisfaction rate for tourists after visiting Peru is 94%. Tourism is the most rapidly growing industry in Peru, growing annually at a rate of 25% over the past five years. Tourism is growing in Peru faster than any other country in South America. Iperú is the Peruvian national tourist office.
context_section_description: Most visitors arriving in Peru on a short-term basis in 2017 were from the following countries by nationality:
caption: Tourists and guides at Inti Punku
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