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Peru's Machu Picchu set to reopen | Peru's Machu Picchu set to reopen |
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Peru's most treasured archaeological site, Machu Picchu, is due to be formally re-opened after it was closed for two months. | Peru's most treasured archaeological site, Machu Picchu, is due to be formally re-opened after it was closed for two months. |
Heavy rains and landslides at the end of January destroyed rail access to the 15th Century Inca ruin - the most visited site in Latin America. | Heavy rains and landslides at the end of January destroyed rail access to the 15th Century Inca ruin - the most visited site in Latin America. |
Every day the monument was closed, Peru lost $1m (£660,000) in tourism revenue. | Every day the monument was closed, Peru lost $1m (£660,000) in tourism revenue. |
The damaged railway line linking the citadel to the rest of Peru was mended with an urgency rarely seen before. | The damaged railway line linking the citadel to the rest of Peru was mended with an urgency rarely seen before. |
For all its other tourist attractions, Peru has had a tough lesson in just how central Machu Picchu is to its tourist industry. | For all its other tourist attractions, Peru has had a tough lesson in just how central Machu Picchu is to its tourist industry. |
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"This incident with the train to Machu Picchu has definitely had an impact on us I would say our sales have been reduced by 50%," said Bernard Schleien, director of the Latin America For Less travel agency. | "This incident with the train to Machu Picchu has definitely had an impact on us I would say our sales have been reduced by 50%," said Bernard Schleien, director of the Latin America For Less travel agency. |
Ninety percent of Peru's tourist revenue comes from the Cuzco region, where Machu Picchu's two-month closure meant the loss of around 60,000 tourists. | Ninety percent of Peru's tourist revenue comes from the Cuzco region, where Machu Picchu's two-month closure meant the loss of around 60,000 tourists. |
The local chamber of commerce says more than half the population of the regional capital Cuzco works directly or indirectly in tourism. | The local chamber of commerce says more than half the population of the regional capital Cuzco works directly or indirectly in tourism. |
The re-opening of Machu Picchu is hugely important, not just for Peru's economy, but also its image abroad. | The re-opening of Machu Picchu is hugely important, not just for Peru's economy, but also its image abroad. |