From this month the airline Air Transat will offer two weekly departures from Toronto and one from Montreal during 2024. Peru is the cradle of the Amazon River, which is part of the New 7 Wonders of Nature since 2011 and also houses Machu Picchu, another place that is part of the New 7 Wonders of the World.
The night of December 20, the Canadian airline Air Transat inaugurated the first direct flight on the Toronto-Lima Route, which marks the beginning of the new direct operations between Peru and Canada.
The airline will offer two weekly exits from Toronto and one from Montreal during 2024. The first flight from Montreal to Peru took place on Friday, December 22.
The airline said that its routes will be covered with Airbus A321LR of the last generation Airbus A321LR, characterized by large cabins, advanced entertainment systems and low greenhouse gas emissions. These are the only direct flights between Peru and Canada.
Michèle Barre, executive of Air Transat, expressed the satisfaction of his company in consolidating this strategic route to Lima, underlining the key role of the Peruvian capital as a gateway to South America, and to impressive wonders of the world.
This initiative was highlighted by airport authorities of both countries, which will contribute to the strengthening of connectivity between Peru and Canada, and will encourage greater tourist flow between the two countries.
Air Transat, is a Canadian airline founded in Montreal 36 years ago, and operates flights to different international destinations, mainly to Europe, the Caribbean, the east and west coast of the US, South America and North Africa.
Attractive Peru
Peru is one of the most attractive destinations in Latin America.
Peru is the cradle of the Amazon river, which is part of the New 7 Wonders of Nature since 2011.
The Amazonas River is one of the most impressive rivers on the planet, and the world’s largest hydrographic basin. This river has a flow of more than 150 thousand cubic meters per second, and a total length of 7,100 kilometers.
Peru also houses Machu Picchu, another fantastic place that is part of the New 7 Wonders of the World.
Machu Picchu is an Inca citadel located on the heights of the Andes mountains in Peru, over the Urubamba River Valley.
It was built in the fifteenth century and was discovered in 1911, it is famous for its sophisticated dry stone walls that combine huge blocks without the use of a mortar, fascinating buildings that relate to astronomical alignments and their panoramic views.
In this way, Machu Picchu forms one of the greatest symbols behind what was the impressive architecture and engineering of the Inca Empire. Although its origin is still study, the value and transcendence that it represented in its time, as well as its imposing design, have earned it to be considered one of the seven wonders of the modern world and heritage of humanity.