(ANSA) - LIMA, 01 NOV - After 8 months of forced closure due to the pandemic, the Inca fortress of Machu Picchu which rises in the Andes, the most precious jewel of Peruvian tourist sites, reopens its doors. For security reasons, only 675 visitors will be able to access the site per day, just 30% of the number of visitors in the pre-pandemic.
"Opening Machu Picchu to the world shows that" we Peruvians are resilient, "said Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Rocio Barrios.
The closure of the tourist site was a major blow to the tens of thousands of people who make a living from the industry. local tourism. (ANSA).