Teniente Velazco Astete International Airport

Belonging to the era of ModernPeruvian architecture, the building was part of the work of architects Arana, C. Orrego, A. and Torres, J. and was inaugurated in 1964. At that time, Peru’s president was the architect Fernando Belaunde Terry, , the building was part of the work of architects Arana, C. Orrego, A. and Torres, J. and was inaugurated in 1964. At that time, Peru’s president was the architect Fernando Belaunde Terry, who at its inauguration praised the airport with his speech:

“They have not copied the old monument, they have created a new one. But they have been inspired by the eternal aesthetic values of Cuzco and although we do not find here the trapezoidal span, we do feel a certain Cuzco majesty. We see the same sobriety and the same solemn rhythm of the niches of the Colcanpata, Limatambo, and Vilcashuaman niches. They have learned the aesthetic and artistic lesson of immortal Peru and now with this cultural baggage they have given us the new, demonstrating that the creative faculty has not fallen asleep in the intelligence of the Peruvians, demonstrating that it is possible to make a modern monument of the XX century that is a tribute to the centuries of the past greatness of Peru”.