The ruins of Machu Picchuone of the most popular tourist destinations in Latin America, was named the world’s leading tourist attraction at the International Congress World Travel Awards 2025 known as the “Oscars of tourism”. The citadel of Peru reaffirmed its leadership as the world’s leading tourist attraction, an award it received for the seventh time in its history and for the second consecutive year.
The Andean Wonder won the award in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 and finally at the most recent awards ceremony this year. The announcement was made on Saturday December 6th and had an immediate impact on the tourism sector. Not only because of the prestige of the award, but also because of the range of historical and natural sites that fall into the same category.
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In the shortlist of candidates Machu Picchu It was located over the Mayan complex of Chichen Itza, the Taj Mahal mausoleum, the Parthenon in the Greek capital Athens, Grand Canyon National Park, the Great Wall of China, Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) and Niagara Falls (USA/Canada).
Its presence among the most important universal names underlines once again the importance of the Andean cultural heritage in the global tourism circuit. The recent announcement reaffirms this positioning and reactivates interest in its history, its natural environment and the mysteries that still raise questions.
The portal Peru Promperú Travel highlighted the announcement and confirmed the Inca Monument’s award. In his publication, he noted that tourists can enjoy a “wonderful visit,” enjoy “incredible panoramic views of the site,” and travel “the mythical Inca Trail.”
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UNESCO declared Machu Picchu a cultural and natural heritage of humanity in 1983.
On December 9, 1983, UNESCO declared Machu Picchu a cultural and natural heritage of humanity. Meanwhile, 24 years later, the monument received the distinction of being one of the Seven Wonders of the World by the organization New 7 Wonders, an awards ceremony held in the Italian city of Florence.
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The prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA) awarded the South American country three additional awards: “Best Culinary Destination in the World 2025”, “Best Cultural Destination in the World 2025” and “Leading Urban Heritage Destination in the World 2025”.
In this category, the Peruvian capital surpassed cities such as Barcelona, Beijing, London, Paris, Vienna and Bangkok
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