Peru protests block access to Machu Picchu, stranding tourists
Reuters Protests in Peru are blocking access to Machu Picchu, one of South America’s most popular heritage sites, with local anger over a new ticketing system halting rail transport to the iconic Incan site and leaving some tourists stranded. Train services to the ancient ruins high up in the Andes have been suspended since Saturday […]
Postcards: In Peru’s tourist capital, protests leave small businesses reeling
ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that in the historic Inca city of Cusco, tour guides and entrepreneurs are feeling the pinch as violent protests keep visitors away…
Pope calls for end to violence in Peru, respect for human rights
Vatican City/Lima, PeruReuters Pope Francis on Sunday called for an end to violence in Peru, where nearly 50 people have been killed during anti-government demonstrations in the past few weeks. “No to violence, regardless of where it originates. No more deaths,” the Argentine Pope said in Spanish at his weekly address to thousands of people […]
Peru’s Machu Picchu, Inca trail ordered closed as protests flare
Reuters Peruvian authorities ordered the closure of the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu and the Inca trail which leads to the world-renowned archeological site as of Saturday amid anti-government demonstrations that have spread nationwide and left a mounting death toll. Dozens of Peruvians were injured after tensions flared again on Friday as police clashed with […]
“Nobody represents me now”: Peru’s ‘forgotten people’ rage against political elite after Castillo arrest
ALEXANDER VILLEGAS and MARCO AQUINO, of Reuters, report…
Significant Sights: Named among the ‘Best of The World for 2023’, is this the next Machu Picchu?
CARLEY ROJAS AVILA visits the mysterious ruins of Choquequirao in Peru…