The railways to the Inca Acropolis in Pizzawhich is the main tourist magnet of Peru, were suspended Monday due to resident mobilization, the company that manages the connection said.
Authorities have not announced the number of excluding tourists, nor a plan to remove them as this stage.
Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983, the Pizza It welcomes an average of 4,500 visitors a day, much of whom are foreigners, according to the Ministries of Foreign Trade and Tourism.
Residents are seeking to take over a new company by bus from the train station to the archaeological site, after the end of the previous concession contract, 30 years.
“In the face of this situation, the temporary suspension of rail routes was announced,” Perúrail manager clarified in a statement.
The main access to the monument is guaranteed by train from the city of Kusko, the former capital of the Inca Empire, at a distance of 110 kilometers.
Demonstrators have blocked parts of the rails with rocks and tree trunks, a source of the French agency in Peruvian police explained.
The mobilization organizes the front to defend its interests Pizzawhich announced yesterday’s strike on an indefinite until a new bus transport company.
“Demonstrations have a significant impact on tourists, harm the country’s reputation and Peru’s name”He was judged by AFP by Carlos Miyia, a former president of the Cusco Tourism Chamber.
Source :Skai
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