Kuelap Fortress open again, but not for foreign tourists just yet
[Originally posted August 18, 2023] After almost a year and a half of closure, the pre-Inca ruins of Kuelap will reopen this weekend to Peruvians…
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Machu Picchu Visitor Increase Under Review As Part of Revamp
With demand for Machu Picchu tickets surging, Cusco authorities are considering boosting the maximum number of daily visitors — possibly to pre-pandemic levels. The move…
Cable Car Connecting Sacred Valley And Huchuy Qosqo Approved By Peru Tourism Ministry
[Originally published April 3, 2023] Peru’s tourism ministry has approved the construction of a cable car to ferry visitor from the village of Sacllo in the Sacred Valley to the breathtaking mountaintop Inca ruins of Huchuy Qosqo.
Inca Trail Porters Get Pay Hike and Better Benefits
[Originally published November 15, 2022] Inca Trail porters who haul huge loads of provisions and tourists' belongings on the famed hike to Machu Picchu are…
Access vs Excess: Tourist Limits at Machu Picchu After Covid-19
A committee of Ministry of Culture officials and representatives from Peru's tourism sector will spend this coming month hammering out an agreement to gradually restore…