and everybody ran off the street into the shops. >> reporter: every year thousands of foreign tourists are drawn to world-famous sites like the machu picchu. many are trapped in different cities because some airports are closed, and they can't take flights to make a connection in lima to leave the country. >> there's something bigger happening here than just our travel experience. and having been to many parts of south america, i know that the priorities should be with supporting the peruvian people. >> reporter: the president declared a state of emergency wednesday hoping some of the measures like banning large gatherings and banning personal freedoms would bring an end to the chaos. raphael ramos, cnn, atlanta. on this saturday, a surge in and we have been planning to speak to one of the american tourists trapped in machu picchu tonight. in a measure of how chaotic