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Peru reopens Machu Picchu after agreement with protesters

February 15, 2023847 Views

Peru’s Machu Picchu, an Inca-era stone citadel nestled in its southeastern jungle, reopened on Wednesday after being closed nearly a month ago amid anti-government protests, the culture ministry announced. Agreements were made between authorities, social groups and the local tourism industry to guarantee the security of the famed tourist attraction and transport services. Protests calling for the resignation of President Dina Boluarte and members of Peru’s Congress have shaken the region, including Cuzco, for more than two months. The demonstrations caused a blockade of the train tracks leading to the stone citadel. The protests have led to 60 deaths: 48 are civilians who died in clashes with the security forces; 11 civilians killed in traffic accidents related to road blocka...

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Peru closes Machu Picchu as anti-government protests grow

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January 22, 2023735 Views

Peru indefinitely shut the famed ancient ruins of Machu Picchu on Saturday in the latest sign that anti-government protests that began last month are increasingly engulfing the South American country. The Culture Ministry said it had closed the country’s most famous tourist attraction as well as the Inca Trail leading up to the site “to protect the safety of tourists and the population in general.” There were 417 visitors stuck at Machu Picchu and unable to get out, more than 300 of them foreigners, Tourism Minister Luis Fernando Helguero said at a news conference. The closure of the Incan citadel that dates to the 15th century and is often referred to as one of the new seven wonders of the world comes as protesters have descended on Lima, many of them traveling to the capita...

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Study reconsiders name of Peru’s Machu Picchu

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March 23, 2022257 Views

Machu Picchu is among the most recognized archaeological sites in the world. A lasting symbol of the Inca Empire, it’s one of the most visited attractions in Latin America and at the heart of the Peruvian tourist industry. However, when Hiram Bingham first visited the ruins in 1911 and then brought them to the world’s attention, they were little known — even among those who lived in Peru’s Cusco region. More than 110 years after Bingham’s first visit to the site, historian Donato Amado Gonzales from the Ministry of Culture of Peru (Cusco) and archeologist Brian S. Bauer from the University of Illinois Chicago reviewed Bingham’s original field notes, early 20th century maps of the region, and centuries-old land documents from different archives. Their findings suggest that ...

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Travel back in time to Inca civilization

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September 13, 20211024 Views

Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru opens at Boca Raton Museum of Art next month Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru will make its world premiere in South Florida at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, beginning on October 16, 2021. As Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru takes flight for the first time, massive crowds and tourists from around the world are expected during the inaugural stop of its global tour in South Florida this Fall at the Boca Raton Museum of Art. Eager fans can finally secure their coveted places in line for this once-in-a-lifetime experience. This combination of rarely seen, world-class museum artifacts alongside technological breakthroughs in virtual reality is unparalleled. The museum experience consists of one of the most impressive...

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Peru opens Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist

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October 13, 2020632 Views

Peru opened the ruins of Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after he waited almost seven months to enter the Inca citadel, while trapped in the Andean country during the coronavirus outbreak. Jesse Takayama’s entry into the ruins came thanks to a special request he submitted while stranded since mid-March in the town of Aguas Calientes, on the slopes of the mountains near the site, said Minister of Culture Alejandro Neyra on Monday. “He had come to Peru with the dream of being able to enter,” Neyra said in a virtual press conference. “The Japanese citizen has entered together with our head of the park so that he can do this before returning to his country.” Takayama, his entry ticket on hand since March, entered the ruins of the citadel built more than 500 years ago o...

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राजसी रेल यात्रा माच्चू-पिच्चू शिखरों के लिए

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September 5, 20202726 Views

कोविड-19 महामारी के असर के कारण बेलमोंड हिरम बिंघम इन दिनों नहीं चल रही है लेकिन 7 अक्टूबर 2020 से इसका सफर फिर शुरू हो जाएगा जो 31 मार्च 2021 तक चलेगा। इस दौरान ट्रेन सप्ताह में सिफ एक दिन बुधवार को चलेगी। सब ठीक रहा तो उसके बाद इसका नियमित सफर शुरू हो जाएगा। तकरीबन 13 साल पहले साल एक गैर सरकारी कवायद में दुनिया के जो नए सात आश्चर्य चुने गए थे, पेरू में माचू-पिच्चू के शिखर भी उनमें से एक थे। ये शिखर इंका सभ्यता के अवशेषों को अपने में समेटे हुए हैं। इन्हीं की यात्रा कराती है एक राजसी ट्रेन। ज्यादातर लोगों के लिए समुद्र तल से 2350 मीटर की ऊंचाई पर स्थित माच्चू-पिच्चू के शिखरों की यात्रा अपने आप में एक दुर्लभ अनुभव होती है। यह ट्रेन इस जादुई यात्रा को और भी यादगार बना देती है। इंका सभ्यता के इस गुमशुदा शहर (लॉस्ट सिटी) जाने के दो ही तरीके हैं, या तो पेरू रेल की ट्रेनों से या फिर पैदल। ...