LAN PERU ANNOUNCES NEW LIMA TO IGUAZU FLIGHTS

LAN is continuing its expansion within South America, announcing plans for new nonstop flights between two of the most popular destinations, the city of Lima, Peru, and Iguazu in Argentina, gateway to the breathtaking Iguazu Falls.

Subject to regulatory approvals, LAN Peru will introduce four weekly flights between Lima and Iguazu, commencing in January 2011.

A UNESCO World Heritage attraction, Iguazu Falls are located at the junction of the Iguazu and Parara Rivers, on the border of Argentina and Brazil.

Depending upon the water flow, Iguazu features as many as 270 waterfalls, the tallest of which is approximately 80 metres high – more than Niagara Falls on the US-Canada border.

Created by a geological fault some 200,000 years ago, the Iguazu Falls were first seen by Spanish explorers in 1541.

Today, not only are they a major tourism drawcard for daylight and even full moon visits.

Since 1991, the Iguazu Falls have also helped to power the huge Itaipu hydro electricity plant, which provides up to 40 per cent of the electricity needs of Argentina and Brazil.

The proposed Lima – Iguazu route is the latest in a series of new services by the LAN group of airlines, with LAN Airlines due to start Lima – Easter Island flights from January, LAN Ecuador starting flights from Quito to Galapagos Islands from November, and new Lima – San Francisco services commencing this month. LAN also is extending its current European services with a new onward flight from Madrid to Paris.

For the third consecutive year, LAN recently was named “Best Airline – South America” in the global Skytrax Awards for airline excellence.

From Australia, LAN – a member of the global oneworld airline alliance – offers six weekly Airbus A340-300 flights to Santiago, Chile, via Auckland, New Zealand, with onward connections to destinations throughout South America.

For more information, or to make a flight booking, visit www.lan.com, contact travel agents or call LAN reservations in Sydney on 1800 221 572.