Peru does not start to lose when disaster strikes. It starts to lose much earlier, when a public work is designed only to be inaugurated and not to continue functioning when it is most needed. Disaster does not create that vulnerability; it only reveals it.
Tourism in Peru does not have a supply problem, but a management problem. We have a millenary history, abundant nature, a very high-quality service, and world-renowned gastronomy. However, as an industry, we are still about 30% behind our pre-pandemic levels, while countries like Chile, Brazil, or Colombia have already surpassed them. In other words, other markets in the region are growing steadily and have already surpassed historical records.
In Peru, where political instability and institutional precariousness have been constant, continuity and excellence in public management are exceptions that deserve to be highlighted. The career of Julio Velarde at the head of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP) is, without a doubt, one of them.