Around five thousand tourists are trapped at Cusco, the gateway to the Incan city of Machu Picchu, during the Peru protests
Machu Picchu's Mayor Darwin Baca requested humanitarian support from the government with helicopters to mobilize tourists.
“We are concerned because there are tourists - children and elderly people - who are walking from Machu Picchu. The hike is not two hours, it is 8 to 10 hours,” Machu Picchu's Mayor Darwin Baca told local media.The country’s third-largest airport, Cusco International, has been closed since Monday when protesters tried to storm the terminal. Trains were halted Tuesday to and from Machu Picchu, which is experiencing food shortages.
Roads and rail lines have been blocked with rocks, logs and burned tires and airports have been closed, preventing tourists from leaving the country. He was initially detained for seven days but will spend 18 months in detention as per a judge’s order.
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