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Peru was formally recognized as World's Leading Culinary Destination at a ceremony led by President Ollanta Humala Tasso on Tuesday. During the ceremony at the Government Palace in Lima, Peru's Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Jose Luis Silva, handed over the trophy to President Humala.
The Peruvian cuisine - renowned for its ingredients and traditional dishes - bagged the award after beating this year's other nominees, including Australia, China, France, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Spain, Thailand and USA.
Hailed as “the Oscars of the travel industry” by the Wall Street Journal, WTA is recognized worldwide as the ultimate travel accolade.
The World Travel Awards, with nineteen years of history, serves to recognize and celebrate excellence in all sectors of the tourism industry across the globe.
The awards cover a wide range of mainstream and niche categories and nominees are selected by votes given from tourism industry professionals.
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