Peru: Police Protecting Train Service to Machu Picchu

By Larry Habegger | December 20th, 2005 |

Train service between Cuzco and Machu Picchu was shut down for a day when local residents threatened to attack the railway to protest what they consider municipal corruption and the... [Read this entry]

Peru: Police to Patrol the Inca Trail

By Larry Habegger | November 29th, 2005 |

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In response to the robbing of 13 hikers on the Inca Trail Nov. 14, police will begin patrolling the route. Initially 12 officers will be assigned to the trail with... [Read this entry]

Peru: Tourists Robbed on the Inca Trail

By Larry Habegger | November 21st, 2005 |

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A group of 13 tourists was robbed on the Inca Trail when camping near the town of Ollantaytambo Nov. 14. Bandits beat and tied their 26 porters before midnight, then... [Read this entry]

Peru: Machu Picchu Landslide and Cuzco Strike

By Larry Habegger | October 18th, 2005 |

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A landslide blocked 1,300 feet of track on the railway to Machu Picchu Oct. 13, stranding 1,400 tourists who were later ferried around the slide by buses to enable them... [Read this entry]

Peru: Inca Trail to Close in January

By Larry Habegger | August 16th, 2005 |

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A government ministry has proposed closing the Inca trail from January to March each year to do maintenance after the thousands of visitors have left following peak season. The plan... [Read this entry]

Peru

By Larry Habegger | May 17th, 2005 |

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The famous archaeological site of Machu Picchu is on the verge of being placed on the U.N.�s �at-risk� list because of damage from the high volume of tourism it receives.... [Read this entry]

Peru

By Larry Habegger | April 12th, 2005 |

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A study at Lima�s San Marcos University showed that 40 percent of 640 taxi and bus drivers had psychopathic tendencies, such as aggressive, anxious and antisocial behavior. The study did... [Read this entry]

Ecuador and Peru

By Larry Habegger | March 8th, 2005 |

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Doctors in both countries are on strike and routine medical care is hard to obtain except through private clinics. Emergency services are unaffected, but travelers with known medical risks should... [Read this entry]

Peru

By Larry Habegger | November 30th, 2004 |

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Bandits in Lima are placing road spikes in manhole cover access holes on neighborhood streets to puncture tires and set up victims for robbery. Incidents were reported in the Monterrico... [Read this entry]

Peru

By Larry Habegger | September 22nd, 2004 |

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In an effort to prevent a resurgence of the violent Maoist group “Shining Path,” authorities have maintained a state of emergency in nine areas of Apurimac, Ayacucho, Cusco, Huancavelica and... [Read this entry]

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