Tag: Machu
Peru: strike slows tourist activity at Machu Picchu
Demonstrators block the progress of the train taking tourists to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, January 25, 2024 in Peru (AFP/Carolina Paucar) A strike on Thursday slowed tourist activity…
In Peru, the feeling of abandonment of the villagers of Machu Picchu
From Machu Picchu, in the region of Cuzco, in the south-east of Peru, we know its majestic Inca city erected in the middle of the 15the century, under the reign…
Unrest in Peru: 418 tourists stranded in Machu Picchu evacuated
By Le Figaro with AFP Posted yesterday at 07:32, Update yesterday at 1:13 p.m. Tourists had been stranded for several days as protesters damaged the tracks. In Lima, the capital,…
Peru: Machu Picchu closed after violence in Lima
Peru closed Machu Picchu on Saturday, a tourist gem and main attraction in the country shaken since December by protests that have left 46 dead, while the situation remains tense…
access to Machu Picchu closed, the day after new demonstrations
Demonstration against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, in Lima, January 20, 2023. GUADALUPE PARDO / AP “Due to the social situation and to preserve the safety of visitors”, the Peruvian authorities…
Peru: Tourists protest against the suspension of entries to Machu Picchu
A Friday suspension of the sale of tickets to access the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, in southeastern Peru, angered traders and sparked protests from tourists, according to an AFP…
Peru: Tourists protest against the suspension of entries to Machu Picchu
Tourists stranded in the village of Aguas Calientes, Peru, for lack of tickets to access the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, on August 12, 2022 (AFP/Jesus TAPIA) A Friday suspension…
No more maps Machu Picchu – tourists demonstrate
There is currently too much interest in the Peruvian ruins: tickets will no longer be available until mid-August. The ruins of Machu Picchu attract thousands of tourists to Peru every…
Machu Picchu: the famous Inca mountain would have had the wrong name for more than 100 years
The famous Inca citadel located in Peru would not be called “Machu Picchu” but “Huayna Picchu” according to a Peruvian historian and an American archaeologist quoted by the newspaper The…