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Peru: Machu Picchu cut off as rail and air services suspended again

Destinations
James Chapple
13 January 2023

Rail and air links serving Machu Picchu have been suspended again as political protests continue in southern Peru and capital Lima.

Flights to and from Cusco, which serves the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, have been affected said the FCDO

Cusco airport became the latest regional hub to cease operations on Thursday (12 January), the Foreign Office has confirmed.


Juliaca airport serving Peru’s Puno region shut on 6 January and Ayacucho on 10 January. "No date has been announced for the re-opening of these airports," the FCDO has warned.


Airports are also restricting access to those with a valid boarding pass.


In addition, rail service suspensions in the south of the country were on Thursday extended to the Ollantaytambo-Machu Picchu route.