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Peru’s INC says it will limit sale of Machu Picchu tickets when rail service resumes
[Originally published March 30, 2010] Peru’s National Institute of Culture (INC) said Monday it will ration the number of entrance tickets to Peru’s most popular tourist destination to prevent the site from being swamped by visitors after it reopens on April 1, the Peruvian Times reported.
Limited train service to Machu Picchu set to resume today, but expect some wrinkles…
[Originally published March 29, 2010] The long-anticipated resumption of train service to Machu Picchu is set to start today— three days ahead of the official reopening of the Inca citadel after torrential rains in late January transformed the Vilcanota River into a raging torrent that ripped apart much of the rail line.
Cajamarquilla archaeological complex equipped with interpretation center and resident researchers
[Originally published March 20, 2010] A new interpretation center was inaugurated last week at the Cajamarquilla ruins, one of the largest, most important and — until now — most under-appreciated pre-Hispanic archaeological complexes along Peru’s central coast.
Train schedules announced ahead of April 1 Machu Picchu reopening
[Originally published March 16, 2010] PeruRail formally has announced its provisional train schedule from Cusco to Machu Picchu set to begin March 29 — two months after torrential rain caused widespread flooding and landslides, destroying much of the rail line when the adjacent Vilcanota River transformed into a raging torrent and overran its banks.