MACHU PICCHU: Peru has evacuated around 1,600 tourists from a train station that serves the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu after a local protest escalated into clashes with police. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983, the ancient fortified complex receives around 4,500 visitors a day, many of them foreigners, according to the tourism ministry. Visitors travel some 110 kilometers (68 miles) by train from the city of Cusco — the Inca empire’s ancient capital — to the Aguas Calientes train station, then take a bus to the entrance of Machu Picchu.

Circa 1.400 turisti sono stati evacuati nella notte tra lunedì e martedì dall'area di Machu Picchu, il famoso sito archeologico peruviano, a causa di una protesta, ha annunciato…

About 1,400 visitors were evacuated but hundreds were left stuck because of action linked to bus contract dispute, say Peru authorities