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Peru’s government on Wednesday backtracked on plans to outsource the sale of entry tickets to Machu Picchu to a private company, a week after protesters blocked access to the country’s most famous tourist attraction and rail service to the area was suspended. Despite the resolution, the streets, hotels and restaurants around the site remained almost…

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The streets, hotels and restaurants around the ruins of Machu Picchu — Peru’s most famous tourist attraction — are almost deserted

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Peru's government on Wednesday backtracked on plans to outsource the sale of entry tickets to Machu Picchu to a private company, a week after protesters blocked access to the country's most famous tourist attraction and rail service to the area was suspended. Eleven days after the government announced the change in the ticketing system, which had been in the hands of a state entity for 15 years, the executive relented and terminated the contract questioned by the local tourism sector....

Peru authorities have reopened the train route to Machu Picchu, resolving more than a week of protests. An agreement has been reached, ending the blockade that had stranded tourists and disrupted access to the renowned Incan site.

Protesters had blocked the tourist attraction over plans to outsource the sale of entry tickets.

Small businesses and workers in the tourism sector fear the new ticketing system imposed by Peru’s government 10 days ago will hurt them while benefiting big companies