Assignment 3 – Project: analysis of a destination – Peru

Besides including references to the article you summarised for Assignment 2, the assignment must also include meaningful references to other journal articles which will be summarised for you in the Required Readings for Assignment 3. You must spend a large part of your preparation time for this assignment doing your own research about Peru.
In writing your assignment you are required to provide a response to the following tasks.
1. Provide a map of Peru which includes the following information: a. ThePacificOcean
b. The countries that border Peru c. The Andes Mountains
d. TheAmazonRiver
e. The capital city
f. Cusco
g. Lake Titicaca h. Taquile Island
2. Write an introduction for the assignment using the guidelines in Topic 5 in Study Guide Part 3.

3. Describe the kind of society the tourists would find in Peru. Your description must include the following:
a. Peru’s ethnic diversity and why Peru is ethnically diverse b. Languages spoken in Peru
c. Religious diversity in Peru
d. Sources of wealth and employment in Peru

4. Explain how and why Peru became an important destination for travellers and tourists.

5. Explain how and why Inca heritage has become part of the Peruvian tourism product.

6. Discuss the kinds of experiences tourists are able to have when they visit the Lake Titicaca region.

7. Discuss the difficulties the tourism industry has faced in managing tour guiding in Peru.

8. Using postcards of Peruvian Andean children as your example, discuss the image-making of the tourism industry in Peru.

9. Design an original brochure for a Peruvian fauna tour for international tourists.

10. Describe the kinds of gastronomic experiences available for tourists in Peru.
11. Describe the kinds of transport tourists use to visit Peru and to travel within Peru.
12. Describe the kinds of accommodation available to tourists in Peru.
13. Discuss the impacts tourism has on the people of Peru.
14. Write a conclusion for the project.
15. Write a list of references showing the sources of information you have
used in the preparation of this assignment.
16. Write a list of references showing the images you have used in the
preparation of this assignment.