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Strike keeps hundreds from visiting Machu Picchu
LIMA, Peru (May 29, 2002) - Residents near the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu blocked a winding road and a railroad leading to the ruins Wednesday, preventing hundreds of sightseers from visiting, police said. The protesters, who are demanding a share of the site's revenues, used stones and tree limbs to block the railroad that connects the mountain city of Cuzco to Aguas Calientes, a small town in the valley below the archaeological site. The demonstrators also blocked the winding road that leads from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu, which sits atop a craggy peak in Peru's jungle-covered Andes Mountains, 310 miles (500 kilometers) southeast of the capital, Lima. Oscar Valencia, one of the strike's leaders, said strikers demand a share of entrance revenues to finance a potable water system for Aguas Calientes, a town of 3,000 people. At least 300,000 foreigners and Peruvian tourists visit Machu Picchu every year, usually by taking a short bus ride from Aguas Calientes or on organized hikes that can last between two and four days. Those who visit via Aguas Calientes usually arrive there after a five-hour train trip from Cuzco, the ancient capital of the Incas and the hub of Peru's tourism trade. |
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