The <a href=" of Culture clarified that ticket sales for entry to the <a href=" Llaqta (Inca Citadel) of Machu Picchu for the year 2026 have not yet been enabled.

By Saturday night, Peru’s tourism ministry, MINCETUR, thanked the Tourism Protection Network for coordinating the transport of 418 national and foreign visitors from Machu Picchu’s town to Cusco.

The U.S. Embassy in Peru issued a press release on Saturday afternoon saying the Government of Peru resumed limited rail service to help travelers leave Aguas Calientes /Machu Picchu village.

FILE - The Machu Picchu archeological site is devoid of tourists while it's closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in the department of Cusco, Peru, Oct. 27, 2020. Cusco, the town closest to the Inca ...

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Afternoon storm in Cusco, Peru, April 2023. Jim Clash Overall, Cusco is a pleasant and interesting stop on the journey to Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. But one or two days there pretty much ...

In the Cusco region, the gateway to Machu Picchu, Glencore's (GLEN.L) major Antapaccay copper mine suspended operations on Friday after protesters attacked the premises - one of the largest in the ...

Peru temporarily closed some airports and railways, including the train between Cusco and the base town of Machu Picchu, and then closed the popular tourist site itself for almost a month.

"Thank you Minister for Culture Alejandro Neyra for letting me see this." A llama overlooks Machu Picchu, a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Cusco Region of Peru, July 16, 2008.

LIMA, Peru — Peru indefinitely shut the tourist site Machu Picchu on Saturday in the latest sign that anti-government protests that began last month are increasingly engulfing the South American ...

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The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu is seen in Cusco, Peru, in this December 2, 2014 file photo. By CNN.com Wire Service PUBLISHED: January 21, 2023 at 9:55 PM PST ...