The regional governor of Cusco, Werner Salcedo, spoke on the indefinite strike called in Machupicchu due to the lack of solution to tourist transport on the Hiram Bingham route. He recalled that the exclusive concession of the company Ancestur ended and that, although San Antonio de Torontoy was announced as a temporary operator, this is not yet concrete.
He explained that the Machu Picchu Management Unit, composed of the Regional Government, the District Municipality and the Ministries of Tourism, Culture and Environment, is only an advisory entity and has no decision -making power.
Salcedo held the central government responsible for allowing the situation to be aggravated. “(Responsible is) the entire Executive. This I have been insisting so that, since the beginning of our efforts, integral solutions are proposed […] What there is no echo ”, He affirmed in RPP.
President of the Chamber of Tourism of Cusco remembers that Machu Picchu’s value is defined by UNESCO
The president of the Chamber of Tourism of Cusco, Carlos González, warned that the situation in Machu Picchu reflects a crisis in tourism management, but said that its value as heritage is defined by UNESCO and not by commercial denominations.
His statements on Channel N were given after the New7wonders organization warned that the sanctuary could lose its title as one of the “Seven wonders of the world”. The guild said that, although this label does not alter its world heritage status, it compromises the reputation of the most important destination in the country.
González proposed that the administration of the site go to the Vice Ministry of Tourism of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism, considering that professionals in the sector are the most trained to handle the flow of visitors.
