RPP Noticias is reporting that on November 1 Machu Picchu will reopen its doors for tourism and during the first 15 days, entrance will be free for all Peruvian citizens.
This decision was taken during a meeting of the Management Unit of Machu Picchu, which integrates national, regional, local authorities and institutions linked to the cultural and tourist field, informed the district mayor, Darwin Baca León.
“Unanimously, we took the decision that from November 1 the reopening of Machu Picchu will take place and for all Peru, until November 15, the entrance is free. For this, you must register on the page of the Decentralized Direction of Culture,” he said.
Baca said that 675 visitors are expected to enter the area each day. The entrance will be done in groups of 7 people plus the tour guide. The tour will be carried out for a period of one hour for each group.
“The capacity of the entrance to Machu Picchu is not the normal one because in these dates normally 2 thousand to 2 thousand 500 people enter,” mentioned the district mayor, who added that the entrance of children and older adults will be allowed.
Baca León said that the rail and bus transportation system will operate with half of the allowed capacity, in addition to the biosecurity measures, to avoid infections of COVID-19 during the journey.
Regarding the hotels and restaurants, the mayor of Machu Picchu pointed out that more than 50 percent are conditioned under the security protocols to attend to visitors after 7 months of the suspension of tourist and economic activities.
The request for an ambulance for Machu Picchu, was also approved during the meeting in which it was noted that a vehicle will be delivered by private institutions. This way, medical attention will be guaranteed to visitors.
“We have gone to see the ambulance and this week it will enter Machu Picchu to attend to any eventuality that may occur in relation to the new coronavirus,” said Baca Leon.
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