Over 120,000 domestic and foreign tourists visited the pre-Inca ruins of Chan-Chan in Peru’s northern La Libertad region in 2013. Chan Chan was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in November 1986.

A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 flying from Tobago suffered substantial damage to its landing gear when it touched down on a flooded runway at Hewanorra International Airport in Saint Lucia on Tuesday. No injuries occurred.

A volcano erupted in eastern El Salvador on Sunday morning sending thousands of people fleeing the area. Residents in the coffee-producing region said they had heard a powerful explosion before the Chaparrastique volcano began spewing hot ash and smoke into the air.

The Air Antilles Express flight is a code share agreement with Corsair, which originates from Paris, France, with nonstop service into Guadeloupe, and is on the ground for about an hour and a half before departing to Antigua.

As Bermuda’s government prepares to introduce gaming legislation as a potential “game changer” for the island’s struggling economy, tourism chiefs in Cayman believe lawmakers here should take a more cautious approach.

Apple Leisure Group appointed Scott Bacon vice president of development for Eastern Caribbean and the Bahamas. Bacon most recently served as regional director, Americas Southeast and Caribbean for the Preferred Hotel Group. He also previously served as director of revenue management and e-commerce with Florida's Sirata Beach Resort, director of planning at Southeast Airlines and yield manager for Pacific Southwest Airlines.