All reports are indicating that Machu Picchu will reopen to tourism on April 1, after being closed due to disastrous weather that struck in late January, causing landslides and flooding access routes to the Incan citadel. Tourism officials say the rail route, one of the few ways to reach the Andean ruins (which themselves have…
Category: Peru
New Travel Options for Cusco, Peru
As Peru works to recover from the mudslide and flooding that left thousands of visitors stranded around Machu Picchu last week, the tourism industry is struggling to get its bearings. Peru Rail, the company that provides the rail link to Machu Picchu, continues to work with the government on a restoration plan for the tracks.In the…