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The Inca Trail Reopened After Deadly Storms — But DANA Storms, Not El Niño, Are Peru's Real Route Closure Risk

The Inca Trail reopened Sept. 5 after a deadly storm and two worker deaths. A record El Niño looms, but Cusco's real risk is a different storm.

Latin Times

The Inca Trail Reopens Today, Sept. 5 — Here's Why Peru's Last Reopening Never Actually Happened

Peru's Inca Trail reopens Sept. 5 after storm damage and a reversed August restart date. Here's what changed, and what's still unverified.

Latin Times

It's Official: Pope Leo XIV Is Coming Home to Peru. Tour Dates for Nov. 11–17 Confirmed

Vatican confirms Pope Leo XIV's Nov. 11–17 Peru visit, his first trip there as pontiff, with stops in Lima, Chiclayo, Cusco and Pucallpa.

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Peru Sets Firm Date for Inca Trail's Return After Storm: Machu Picchu's Route Reopens Saturday, Sept. 5th

Cusco officials confirmed Saturday, Sept. 5 as the Inca Trail's reopening date, after storm damage, two workers' deaths and two missed deadlines.

Latin Times

Inca Trail Closure Drags On: Storms and Two Worker Deaths Push Machu Picchu's Reopening to a Third Deadline

A second Inca Trail reopening deadline has passed after storms and two porter deaths near Machu Picchu. A new decision on Routes 1-3 is due Aug. 30.

Latin Times

Peru's Inca Trail Reopens Today — But the Real Question Is Who's Paying the Price

Peru reopens the Inca Trail today, but a porter's death has triggered a labor investigation and a senator's push to enforce a dormant 2022 law.

Latin Times

Peru Confirms Inca Trail Reopening on Aug. 26 — Route Death Toll and Stranded-Hiker Count Come Into Focus

Peru confirms Aug. 26 Inca Trail reopening after deadly storms — with corrected stranded-hiker and death-toll figures from official sources.

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Pentagon Defends 'Donroe Doctrine,' Says U.S. Seeks to 'Empower' Latin America

During a conference in Cusco, the Pentagon's top policy official described the policy as "a fundamental change in our approach to the Western Hemisphere"

Latin Times

Peru's Election Could Be Decided Abroad: How Millions of Immigrant Voters in the U.S. and Other Countries May Choose the Next President

Peru's next president may be chosen not only in Lima, Cusco or the Andean highlands, but also in New Jersey, Madrid, Santiago, Buenos Aires and Tokyo. With Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez locked in a razor-thin runoff, the vote from abroad has become one of the most watched pieces of…

Latin Times

Will a controversial new airport ruin Machu Picchu?

Plans to build a runway at Chinchero have been seen as contentious – but some say development is vital to the Sacred Valley. Destination expert Chris Moss investigates

The Independent UK

Inti Raymi sun festival returns to Peru's Andes with vibrant ceremony

In Cusco, Peru, the Inti Raymi festival was reenacted by hundreds in elaborate robes, celebrating the ancient sun festival with offerings and staged rituals.

Euronews

An Empty Pool in Peru Is a Monument to the Drawbacks of Historic Preservation

Cusco earned a World Heritage Site designation from the United Nations. That's not always a good thing.

Reason

Peru's 12-Angle Stone Vandalized, Causing 'Irreversible Damage'

Peru's Ministry of Culture said in a statement that multiple fragments broke off "the emblematic stone structure."

Latin Times

Hidden underground tunnel system built by Incas found beneath Cusco

Tunnels mentioned historical accounts in in the sixteenth century

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Who lived at Machu Picchu? DNA analysis shows surprising diversity at the ancient Inca palace

Standing atop the mountains in the southern highlands of Peru is the 15th-century marvel of the Inca empire, Machu Picchu. Today, the citadel is a global tourist attraction and an icon of precolonial Latin American history – but it was once the royal palace of an emperor.

The Guardian - UK

‘Without the ice cap, we cannot live’: the Andes community devastated by climate crisis

The Quelccaya glacier, high in the mountains of Peru, is shrinking at an alarming rate and the people who live in its shadow are struggling to maintain their livelihoods

The Independent UK

Turmoil risks financial stability Peru long took for granted

The Peruvian city of Cusco is normally a bustling mecca for international tourists

The Guardian - UK

‘We’ll fight until the end’: a journey through the centre of Peru’s uprising

Inequality, poverty and discrimination lie behind explosion of rural anger against rich Lima

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Hundreds of tourists stranded in Machu Picchu as anti-government protests gather pace

The news comes as demonstrations continue to spread through the country, with new clashes reported in Cusco, the gateway to the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu

The Guardian - UK

‘We feel betrayed’: Peruvians on anti-government protests

Peruvians speak up about inequality as President Dina Boluarte declares state of emergency in Lima

Reuters

Peru extends state of emergency in protest-hit cities

Peru has extended a state of emergency for another month in the capital city of Lima and two southern regions where deadly protests against the government have sparked the country's worst violence in 20 years.

The Guardian - US

‘It was a massacre’: fury and grief amid Peru’s worst political violence in years

Country reeling as police unleash deadly violence on Pedro Castillo’s supporters, ramping up anger and inciting more protests and blockades

Reuters

Airport in Peru's tourist hub Cusco closes again amid protests

The international airport in Peru's southern Andean city of Cusco closed on Thursday, the transportation ministry said, as anti-government protests escalated across the region.

The Independent UK

Protests spread through Peru's south with clashes in Cusco

Protests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte’s government that have left 47 people dead since they began a month ago are spreading through the south of the Andean country with new clashes reported in the tourist city of Cusco

Evening Standard

Peru bus crash: Four dead and 16 injured in crash near Machu Picchu

A busload of tourists crashed on the return from Machu Picchu leaving four dead and three in intensive care

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