Machu Picchu increases capacity to appease angry tourists

Operators at the Machu Picchu Inca citadel in Peru have agreed to increase the site's capacity from 4,000 to slightly over 5,000 tourists after protests from would-be travelers, it was announced ... Read More

Tourism and mining industries cutting operations in Peru because of political protests

The tourism industry and mining corporations in Peru are suspending or cancelling operations because of the escalating political protests ... hundreds have been stranded in the renowned Inca Machu ... Read More

Machu Picchu closed again for security reasons and protests from local villages

The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, the crown jewel of Peru's tourist sites, closed its doors Monday for an indefinite period for security reasons amid protests by locals over train services ... Read More

anti-government protests

Peru indefinitely shut the tourist site Machu Picchu on Saturday in the latest sign that anti-government protests that began ... cannons Sunday to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters ... Read More

Six Tourists arrested in Peru for damaging the Machu Picchu cultural heritage

Six tourists, including a French woman, have been arrested over accusations that they damaged Peru's cultural heritage by defecating in a sacred temple at the iconic Machu Picchu sanctuary. Read More

Machu Picchu: When The Tourists Left

Over half a million tourists visit Machu Picchu in Peru each year. What happens when COVID 19 locks them out? Dateline meets the locals adapting to isolation and a tourist drought. Read More