Machu Picchu to sharply limit visits after July reopening in PeruMembers of a commission of experts and officials, led by Cusco Governor Jean Paul Benavente, visit Machu Picchu on Friday. Before the pandemic, Machu Picchu saw an average of 2,000 to 3,000 visitors a day, with peaks of 5,000 in high season. In the city of Cusco, the ancient Incan capital 70 kilometres from Machu Picchu, tourism employs 100,000 people. Machu Picchu, which opened to tourists in 1948, last closed to visitors in 2010 after a flood damaged the access railway. The Peruvian tourism industry has suffered losses totaling $3.3 billion this year, according to Prime Minister Vicente Zeballos.

Source: Bangkok Post June 14, 2020 20:03 UTC