Two trains taking tourists to Peru’s famed archaeological site of Machu Picchu have crashed, killing at least one person and injuring around 30 passengers. The person killed was a railroad ...
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High in the Andes, near the gates of Machu Picchu, a wave of unrest in mid-September left hundreds of visitors stranded at Peru’s iconic Inca ruins while exposing long-simmering tensions between ...
Machu Picchu is in danger of losing its status as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World due to overtourism and lack of conservation policies. The 15th-century Inca citadel was honored with the title ...
As the only rail line to Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca imperial city that is one of the world's representative human heritage sites beyond Peru, was blocked by violent protests, concerns are growing ...
Nearly 1,000 tourists were left stranded in Aguas Calientes, Peru, near the ancient Machu Picchu site. Train service was suspended as people protested against a new bus company that has been ...
Macchu Picchu could lose its status as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World after protests left tourists trapped at the popular Peruvian destination. The Inca historical site could be stripped of ...
Machu Picchu (Peru) (AFP) – Peru has evacuated around 1,600 tourists from a train station that serves the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu after a local protest escalated into clashes with police. A ...
At least 900 tourists were left stranded near Machu Picchu after protestors blocked the train tracks that lead to and from the ancient Inca city. As a result of the chaos, the US Embassy has issued a ...
It was in 2007 when Peru’s Machu Picchu Inca sanctuary was designated one of the New 7 Wonders of the World after receiving more than 100 million votes in a global competition. Now, the New7Wonders ...