Peru is trying to put it all behind and bring visitors back.
Tourists visiting the ancient Inca ruins of Machu Picchu in the Urubamba valley, in Cusco, Peru. — Carolina Paucar/AFP
Government officials said in a press release that the reopening of the Inca citadel to tourism is conditional on no further protests threatening tourist activity, transportation and Machu Picchu staff. Ccolque confirms having seen tourists out in Cusco again and at Machu Picchu. Some strikes might still happen, he says, but in general even when people were striking, the protestors never attacked people. “I think Peru is a safe country to come to in general,” he says. “Especially the Cusco region.”
The Inca Trail is also currently closed, but that’s normal for this time of year; trail and campsite maintenance takes place every February. The trail is expected to reopen on March 1. Aside from Cusco, tourist attractions in the north and east of Peru, including the Lambayeque beach circuit, are running as normal. The Ica region’s national reserves and attractions are also open, according to the tourism board’s emailed media updates. Cruises in the Amazon are operating as normal, they noted, including in tourist areas such as Iquitos.
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