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Recent protests over a new ticketing system in Peru have significantly disrupted access to Machu Picchu, leaving tourists stranded and posing challenges to the local tourism industry already recovering from civil unrest.

Access to Incan site in Peruvian Andes restored after dispute over new electronic rail ticketing system

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(Reuters) - Peruvian authorities have reopened the train route to Machu Picchu, the Andean country's railway operator said on Wednesday, after an agreement was struck to end protests that had blocked access to the famed Incan site and stranded tourists.

Peruvian authorities have reopened the train route to Machu Picchu, the Andean country's railway operator said on Wednesday, after an agreement was struck to end protests that had blocked access to the famed Incan site and stranded tourists. PeruRail said in a statement a partial service had restarted on Wednesday and that a regular service would return on Thursday from the city of Cusco to Aguas Calientes near the archaeological site. The protests began late last week over a new centrali...

Peruvian authorities have reopened the train route to Machu Picchu, the Andean country's railway operator said on Wednesday, after an agreement was struck to end protests that had blocked access to the famed Incan site and stranded tourists. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Train services suspended due to safety concerns as people demonstrate against Peru’s consolidation of ticket sales

Protests in Peru are blocking access to Machu Picchu, one of South America’s most popular heritage sites, with local anger over a new ticketing system halting rail transport to the iconic Incan site and leaving some tourists stranded.