Machu Picchu open for a single tourist



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His principles Peru opened his archaeological site Macchu Picchu for one and unique visitor, A Japanese tourist who had to wait almost seven months to enter ancient city of the incas, since it was trapped in the Andean country during its pandemic coronavirus.

Your visit Jesse takayama in the ancient city it was allowed after the special request that I had presented while it was closed in mid-March in the city of Agua Calientes, in the mountains near the monument, explained yesterday the Peruvian Minister of Culture, Alejandro Neira.

“He came to Peru with the dream of being able to enter” the most representative sample of Inca culture, Neira said during a press conference that was broadcast digitally yesterday. «The Japanese citizen entered the site together with the director of the archaeological site, so that he could see it before returning to his homeland.“He added.

Takayama, with the ticket he had bought in March in hand, entered the compound on Saturday. It happened that way the first visitor to be able to tour this World Heritage site in seven months. Initially, I planned to spend only a few days in Peru, just to see Machu Picchu.

“It’s amazing.” Thank you! “Says Takayama in a video filmed on top of Mount Machu Picchu.

The Minister of Culture, Neira, promised that in November the archaeological site will reopen to Peruvians and foreigners who want to visit it, without specifying an exact date. He pointed out that 30% of the usual number of visitors, which is 675 people a day, will be able to enter the site.

“We are still in the middle of a pandemic,” Neira said, adding that the opening of the old city “will be done with all the necessary measures.”

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