STRENGTHENING OF THE PRIORITY TOURISM DESTINATION AREQUIPA-COLCA IN PERU (WB-P511489)

Countries
  • Peru
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Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
A
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Voting Date
Jul 9, 2026
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Government of Peru
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Sectors
  • Infrastructure
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 77.20 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 77.20 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 97.80 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Aug 21, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Jul 25, 2025

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Project Description
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According to the WB, the PDO is to improve the quality of tourism infrastructure and services, the conditions of natural and cultural heritage sites, and to increase sustainable tourism activity in the Arequipa-Colca corridor.

This project is a pilot to unlock tourism development at the regional level through multi-sector interventions. The project is designed to address the multifaceted challenges and opportunities for tourism in Arequipa through coordinated multisectoral investments aiming at identified gaps in connectivity, public services and tourism amenities and sites. The project recognizes that effective tourism development requires a holistic approach that integrates infrastructure improvements, cultural heritage preservation, and effective destination management and promotion. The project focuses on developing tourism routes between the city of Arequipa and the Colca Valley (in the Arequipa region) through the following four complementary components:Component 1. Improving the quality of selected tourist attractions : 1.1) Develop and improve services in targeted sites and attractions and 1.2) Rehabilitate cultural sites Component 2. Upgrading roads and investing in water, sanitation and health facilities focusing on : 2.1) Upgrading the quality of key roads along the identified tourism routes, and 2.2) Improving the water and sewage systems in towns on the identified tourist routes 2.3) construction of a health center and forest rehabilitation.Component 3. Institutional strengthening. Component 4. Project implementation.

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World Bank
Hind Kadiri
Senior Private Sector Specialist
Thomas Edward Haven
Senior Private Sector Specialist
Cecilia Nallely Escalante Hernandez
Transport Specialist

Borrower/Client/Recipient
Ministry of Economy and Finance

Implementing Agencies
Regional Government of Arequipa

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