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The streets, hotels and restaurants around the ruins of Machu Picchu - Peru’s most famous tourist attraction - remained almost deserted Wednesday, with train services to the area canceled amid a week-long protest over the outsourcing of entry ticket sales to a private company.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Feb 2024
The streets, hotels and restaurants around the ruins of Machu Picchu - Peru’s most famous tourist attraction - remained almost deserted Wednesday, with train services to the area canceled amid a week-long protest over the outsourcing of entry ticket sales to a private company.
Small businesses and workers in the tourism sector fear the new ticketing system imposed by Peru’s government will hurt them while benefiting big companies, and their protests have slowed visitor arrivals to a trickle.
“This seems like the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, you hardly see any people,” said... More from NBC News
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