Tag: Machu Picchu

• Friday, January 24th 2020 - 08:18 UTC

  Peru promises to protect Machu Picchu when building a new airport in the region

  

  Peru's government promised on Thursday to protect the Machu Picchu sanctuary and other Inca ruins when building a new airport to serve the ancient civilization's capital of Cusco. Machu Picchu and the Inca road system are UNESCO World Heritage sites, and the UN agency has previously expressed concerns over the proposed airport at Chinchero, less than 60 kilometers from the Inca sanctuary that was built in the 15th century.

• Friday, January 17th 2020 - 10:23 UTC

  Tourists accused of damaging Machu Picchu deported to Bolivia and barred from Peru for 15 years

  

  Five tourists accused of damaging Peru's iconic Machu Picchu site were deported to Bolivia on Thursday and barred from returning to the country for 15 years, police and immigration officials said.

• Thursday, January 16th 2020 - 08:35 UTC

  Tourists arrested for damaging Machu Picchu deported to Bolivia

  

  Five tourists arrested for damaging Peru's iconic Machu Picchu site will be deported to Bolivia on Wednesday, police said. A sixth was released from custody and ordered to remain in Machu Picchu pending trial after paying bail of US$910.

• Tuesday, January 14th 2020 - 09:49 UTC

  Six Tourists arrested in Peru for damaging the Machu Picchu cultural heritage

  

  Six tourists, including a French woman, have been arrested over accusations that they damaged Peru's cultural heritage by defecating in a sacred temple at the iconic Machu Picchu sanctuary.

• Sunday, July 14th 2019 - 08:29 UTC

  World Travel Awards Latin America 2019 winners announced in La Paz, Bolivia

  

  The finest travel brands in Latin America have been unveiled at a star-studded gala ceremony in Bolivia. The elite of the travel industry assembled for the World Travel Awards (WTA) Latin America Ceremony in the administrative capital, La Paz, to find out who amongst them would be crowned best of the best.

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 07:22 UTC

  Peru intent in promoting Machu Picchu and the Cusco region

  

  The Executive Branch of the Government of Peru is working on a land management proposal for Machu Picchu said Prime Minister Salvador del Solar in order to increase the number of tourists to the Inca citadel in the Cusco region while also improving the experience and enhancing the impact of tourism in the region.

• Friday, February 9th 2018 - 19:58 UTC

  Cancelled Machu Picchu airport triggers international dispute between Peru and contractors

  

  The Peruvian-Argentine consortium Kuntur Wasi said that it plans to sue Peru in an international arbitration court after failing to reach a deal with the government over the cancellation of its US$525 million Chinchero airport project.

• Wednesday, December 20th 2017 - 10:42 UTC

  Peru, “Best culinary destination” in the world for the sixth year running

  

  For the sixth consecutive year, Peru receives the recognition as ‘Best Culinary Destination’ in the world, while Machu Picchu was awarded as ‘Best Tourist Attraction’ by the prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA), held in Phu Quoc, Vietnam.

• Tuesday, June 10th 2014 - 13:43 UTC

  Machu Picchu the destination most world travelers want to see

  

  A travel Web site has selected the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in southeastern Peru as the destination that world travelers most want to see, Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Magali Silva said.

• Friday, September 9th 2011 - 09:30 UTC

  Peruvian families to take compensation claim for Machu Picchu to Unesco

  

  Two Peruvian families who say the government never paid them compensation for the expropriation of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu and surrounding lands plan to take their complaint to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.