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Teams of workers raced Wednesday to clear mud and debris from the only transport access to the jewel of Peru's tourism sector, Machu Picchu, following torrential rain in the Andes.

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Lima, Jan 21 (EFE).- Torrential rains in Peru’s southern highland region of Cusco caused a river to burst its banks on Friday morning and spill mud and rocks onto the streets of Aguas Calientes, a small tourist town located at the foot of the world-famous Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. One person was injured and …

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Peru’s archaeological site Machu Picchu, with its surrounding towns and villages, are highly dependent on tourism activities. — Photos: AFP The coronavirus pandemic has brought the world’s top tourist draws – from the ruins of Machu Piccu in Peru to Thailand’s sandy beaches – to a standstill. Now tourism professionals and local authorities are hoping against hope for an economic recovery that will bring the punters back. Here are some key examples. Not so serenissima Venice The Rena...

Covid closes Machu Picchu -- again Issued on: 2 min Lima (AFP) The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, which had partially reopened after months of coronavirus closures, will shut again for two weeks amid a deadly second pandemic wave in Peru, the government said. A decree published in the official gazette said all archaeological sites in 17 regions of Peru "will receive zero visits" from January 31 to February 14. Sixteen million Peruvians will be in lockdown during these two weeks in an area cove...

PARIS, Jan 15 — The coronavirus pandemic has brought the world’s top tourist draws, from the ruins of Machu Piccu to Thailand’s sandy beaches, to a standstill. Now tourism professionals and local authorities are hoping against hope for an economic recovery that will bring the punters back....

The coronavirus pandemic has brought the world's top tourist draws, from the ruins of Machu Picchu to Thailand's sandy beaches, to a standstill.

Covid-19 prompts rethink of mass tourism