The demonstrators had been on strike for six days, against a "
privatization
" according to them of the sale of entry tickets to Machu Picchu, the most visited Inca site in the world.
This Wednesday, January 31, they reached an agreement with the Peruvian government to stop the movement, as announced by both parties.
“
The strike has been lifted
,” said Culture Minister Leslie Urteaga, on RRP radio.
A spokesperson for the residents who had been preventing access to the site for several days, Darwin Baca, confirmed to AFP the agreement with the government: "
We have made the decision to end the indefinite strike
."
4500 visitors per day on average
Due to this social movement, more than 1,200 tourists were evacuated last weekend.
Strikes, mass tourism, demonstrations, wear and tear... The most visited Inca site in the world is not spared from the challenges.
At the end of September, certain parts of the famous citadel had already had to close for a while to tourists due to maintenance.
Indeed, the high number of visitors causes the stone structures to deteriorate.
The archaeological complex, located 130 kilometers from the city of Cusco and 2438 meters above sea level, was built in the 15th century by order of the Inca emperor Pachacutec (1438-1470) and discovered in 1911 by the American explorer Hiram Bingham.
Normally, it welcomes 4,500 tourists per day on average.
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