Peru seeks more Chinese visitors

LIMA - Peru hopes to build on the growing number of tourists visiting the South American country from China and other Asian countries, says Carlos Canales, president of Lima's Convention and Visitors Bureau.

"Currently, about 40,000 Chinese citizens visit our country for various reasons, including leisure and business travel," says Canales.

Famed for its ancient Inca civilization, Peru was recently voted Latin America's second best country for doing business, and the region's fourth-leading tourism destination.