Access to Machu Picchu may be limited

Jorge Zegarra, director of Cuzco’s branch of the National Institute of Culture (INC), said they are evaluating new guidelines for the opening of Machu Picchu to the public. The measurements, currently under study, aim at preserving and protecting Peru’s prime tourist destination.

Limiting the visits to the Inca citadel, as well as avoiding that visitors stay all day in the ruins, should bring a double benefit. On the one hand, it’ll save Machu Picchu from extended (and excessive) exposition to visitors, and the inevitable “wearing”. On the other, it will reduce the congestion inside the Inca site, thus improving the experience for visitors (even if, and precisely because of, the length of visits is reduced).

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