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March 25, 2019

Ausangate Nears Recognition as Regional Conservation Area

Peru’s National Service of Natural Protected Areas (SERNANP) has approved a bid by the Department of Cusco to have Ausangate recognized as a Regional Conservation Area. The only step remaining to make Ausangate’s status official is approval by the Ministry…

March 18, 2019

Machu Picchu to Undertake Waste Conversion Program

Amid rising levels of pollution, the district of Machu Picchu has a new strategy for keeping itself clean in a…

Peru lawmakers vote to study and preserve Chankillo, and develop it into a tourist destination

March 9, 2019

Peru’s Chankillo moves closer to World Heritage List

Chankillo, the oldest known solar observatory in the Americas, is one step closer to inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. …

December 13, 2018

Incas Learned Seismic Lesson From Machu Picchu Earthquake

[Originally published December 13, 2018] In the midst of its construction, Machu Picchu was rattled by a powerful earthquake around…

November 22, 2018

Inca Trail Weather Forecast System Gets Update

Peru’s National Service for Meteorology and Hydrology (Senamhi) recently built six automatic meteorological stations in Machu Picchu and surrounding areas…