Culture Ministry Warns Cable Car To Machu Picchu Is Not Viable
Peru’s Ministry of Culture is trying to put the kibosh on a local push to build a cable car to Machu Picchu.
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Cusco’s Rainbow Mountain Averts Mining Crisis
A Canadian-owned mining company surrenders its digging rights at Rainbow Mountain after protests by the local community and a personal intervention by Peru President Martin Vizcarra.
No Suspension of Adventure Sports Tourism in Cusco
Cusco’s regional office of Foreign Trade and Tourism has ruled out widespread suspension of adventure tourism and instead will focus on weeding out informal tour…
Authorities consider possible suspension of adventure sports in Cusco
Cusco’s regional office of Foreign Trade and Tourism is considering temporarily suspending high risk adventure sports after two fatal zip line accidents at the same adventure park circuit claimed the lives of two tourists and one adventure guide.
Hiram Bingham Highway to Machu Picchu Under Maintenance
Maintenance work to clear loose rocks and debris will impact shuttle buses up to Machu Picchu in the afternoons today through Wednesday, Civil Defense and…