The national government announced the opening of land borders for travelers in the Tumbes and Tacna regions through Supreme Decree n ° 174-2021-PCM. After almost 20 months into the pandemic, the population will be able to move through the border crossings and boost the economy of these regions.
The minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur), Roberto Sánchez, reported that this decision will favor the tourism sector, which has been one of the hardest hit by the pandemic. Until now, there is an advance of the target population, greater than 50% with two doses, vaccinated against COVID-19.
“This is the product of multisectoral work together with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Ministry of Economy and the Presidency of the Council of Ministers,” he said.
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Conditions to enter Peru
According to the supreme decree, “Peruvians, resident foreigners, and non-resident foreigners will enter national territory from the Republic of Ecuador and the Republic of Chile. complying with the protocols that the National Health Authority, in coordination with the competent authorities, approve. Those over 18 years of age who wish to enter the country must prove, physically or digitally, having completed their vaccination scheme in Peru and / or abroad ”.
This rule emphasizes that, if the complete vaccination scheme is not available, admission will be allowed if it proves that it has a negative molecular test whose result was obtained within the 72 hours before entering.
Likewise, those who show symptoms when entering, should keep mandatory isolation. These measures have the backing of regional and local governments and the business sector, mainly operators in the tourism and foreign trade sector.
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