machu picchu flood

Robert Reid and Tom Hall of Lonely Planet discuss the recent flooding in Peru, and the short and long-term effects on tourism to Machu Picchu.


to Machu Picchu town


citadel of Machu Picchu.


Machu Picchu


Machu Picchu Before and After


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Cusco/Machu Picchu Flood

While Silvia, Óscar, and Flo ran off to plan out our passage to Machu Picchu, I hung out for the afternoon with Marlies (who also stayed behind at the hostel to sleep more). With a stomach bug, walking wasn't very fun, nor was eating - I did run into Matt and Tess (Salta, .... By the time we descended, it was 10 am, and Machu Picchu was absolutely flooded with tourists. Not necessarily of the good kind...plenty of people in same colour t-shirts ruin your photos. Heh.
70 soles - Machu Picchu, Peru Travel Blog

There are a lot of really awesome people who choose to hike into Machu Picchu via the Inca Trail. It takes four days,... Seems the railway between Cusco and Ollantaytambo was washed out in a recent flood. As a result, we...
machu picchu flood