The Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur), Roberto Sanchez, announced that the capacity of visitors to the Llaqta of Machu Picchu (Cusco) will be increased. This expansion occurs in the midst of protests by tourists, including nationals and foreigners, to demand the sale of more tickets because they had sold out.
“In coordination with the culture Ministry and after the decision made in the UGM session, in an extraordinary way, due to high season, it was agreed to increase the capacity to 5,044 visitors per day to the Llaqta Machu Picchu”, specified the head of the Mincetur on Twitter.
The expansion has been 1,000 more tickets, since, on July 17, the Ministry of Culture approved the increase in the capacity of entry to the Llaqta of Machu Picchu, exceptionally and temporarily, until December 31, 2022 .
Protests in Machu Picchu
On the morning of this Wednesday, July 27, groups of tourists, including nationals and foreigners, held a protest in the district of Agua Calientes, in the province of Urubamba (Cusco), to demand the sale of more tickets. to Machu Picchu.
The great demand of visitors is reported due to the proximity of the long holiday due to the celebrations of National Holidayswhich has generated that the tickets to the Inca citadel, to date, have been completely exhausted.
According to the news program América Noticias, tourists blocked a section of the railway. In addition, another group formed long lines at the booth where tickets are sold for Macchu Picchueven though the culture Ministry He urged tourism agencies to inform their users “with respect and objectivity” that there are no longer tickets to enter the Inca citadel to avoid the unnecessary overload of tourists and the inconveniences for safety and health that this generates.
“We have around 800 tourists who want their entrance ticket to the Llaqta de Macchu Picchu. Tourists want to be served, they want their tickets to be sold, so I ask, please, the Ministry of Culture for a meeting with the technical part and, if necessary, we be present.s”, said the mayor of Machu Picchu, Darwin Baca, before the aforementioned situation.
