Design of new visitor complex entrance chosen for Machu Picchu
The design of a new visitors’ center and entry management point for Machu Picchu was chosen last week, the Peruvian Times reports.
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Machu Picchu visitor entry in two shifts set to begin this month
It appears a new ticketing system for visitors to Machu Picchu to enter the Inca citadel in two shifts, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon, could be coming sooner than previously announced — this month, in fact.
Machu Picchu visitor schedule to change and bathrooms to be added
But the aim is not to increase the number of tourists entering the Inca sanctuary, officials insist.
Mandatory tour guides and fixed routes coming soon for Machu Picchu
The days of meandering freely through the ruins of Machu Picchu in serene contemplation of the sacred Inca Citadel are numbered. New rules have been written: “Foreign visitors must hire the service of an official tour guide for their orderly visit the Inca city of Machu Picchu.”
Crackdown on streakers and nude posers at Machu Picchu
[Originally published February 27, 2014] There is a growing fad at Machu Picchu that officials hope to nip in the bud: tourists who pose for nude snapshots with the iconic Inca Citadel looming in the background.