In it tourism sector The opinion is practically unanimous that the tickets sale entrance to the citadel of Machu Picchu is 100% online, But this process must be carried out by calling for a transparent tender that allows suspicions to be avoided and a secure and auditable system to be made available to visitors, according […]
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Cusco: hoteliers demand to resume 100% virtual sale of tickets to Machu Picchu
According to the Sociedad Hoteles del Perú (SHP), the current system of physical sales of 1,000 tickets to Machu Picchu is clearly inefficient and significantly harms all the efforts made in order to reactivate tourism. Join the La República WhatsApp channel Price of the dollar today in Peru: what is the exchange rate for this […]
Werner Salcedo: “The problem is who transports the tourists”
Werner Salcedowho 10 months ago assumed the governorship of the Imperial City, outlines some strategies to ensure reactivation in economic and social matters of the region. Among them are limiting train service hours to Machu Picchu and creating a single southern front for mining. —How to understand these protests in Machu Picchu? —When there is […]
Society of Hotels of Peru: “Virtual sale of tickets to Machu Picchu will improve experience”
The Ministry of Culture announced that the sale of tickets to Machu Picchu will be 100% virtual, to the demand of different local unions. To date, Peru is one of the few countries in the world whose tourist flow is below 2019 levels. Join the La República WhatsApp channel Price of the dollar today in […]
Sacsayhuaman displaces Machu Picchu as the most visited archaeological site in Cusco
With almost 956,000 visitors, the Sacsayhuaman complex was ranked as the most visited archaeological site in the department of Cusco between January and August of this year, displacing the Historical Sanctuary of Machu Picchu from that place, according to data analyzed by the Ministry of Culture (Mincul). by ComexPeru. Until the eighth month of the […]
Visits to Machu Picchu drop 25% in the first 6 months of 2023, marked by protests
The visits to Macchu Picchu decreased by 25% in the period between January and June 2023, a few months marked by anti-government protests in which demonstrators cut off access to the Inca sanctuaryreported this Wednesday, August 16, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur). During those six months, 319,648 visited the site considered one […]
Ministry of Culture: Capacity of Machu Picchu is still below 90% of its daily capacity
On the last Saturday, June 24, the head of the Ministry of Culture, leslie urteagareported that, despite having implemented five routes and receiving visitors without any problem, the capacity of 4,044 tourists per day has not yet been reached. Macchu Picchu. “We still have not reached 90% of this daily capacity despite being in high […]
Not only “Transformers”: Mincetur will seek that more films are recorded in Peru
This Wednesday June 7th, In addition to being a festive date for Flag Day, it is a day in which the Peru is in the eyes of the world, thanks to the premiere of “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts”, a film that was shot, for the most part, in the regions of Cusco and San […]
The number of visitors to the Inca citadel of Machupichu doubles
Despite the fact that the stoppages and strikes continue in the Cusco region, the entry of visitors to the Inca City of Macchu Picchuexperiences a considerable increase since its reopening on February 15 last. According to what was reported by the head of the Decentralized Directorate of Culture (DDC) – Cusco, Maritza Rosa Candia, In […]
Guilds ask to declare tourism in Cusco an emergency and protect Machu Picchu
The Technical Advisory Collective of the Private Sector of Tourism petitioned the Mincetur that this measure is executed for the financial rescue of the operators of the productive sector due to losses of S/ 13 million a day. He political conflict which concatenates with the protests and the road blockade has put the sector Tourism […]