The Unesco World Heritage Site has been closed since Peru's lockdown began, for fear of archaeological thefts.
The Unesco World Heritage Site has been closed since Peru’s lockdown began, for fear of archaeological thefts.
The South American country’s trade and tourism ministry said the move would help boost the sector, which is expected to lose $4 billion this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Entry to 55 archaeological sites, as well as 22 reserves and national parks in the Amazon rainforest region, will be free to public service employees, children and pensioners between July and December.More than 1.5 million tourists, mostly from aboard, visited the 15th century stone citadel of Machu Picchu last year, according to official figures.
The government has allocated $5.8 million to increase health security measures for visitors to the country’s Inca archaeological sites once they reopen, as well as $2.9 million for national parks.
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