There is hope for the hundreds of foreign tourists including more than 20 Australians who are currently stranded in Machu Picchu as limited train services resume. 9News
was plunged into a state of emergency following the ousting of the country's president.
Trains will travel to a designated point from where passengers will need to disembark and take road vehicles to the city of Cusco, the update said. The violence and unrest sparked by his arrest has prompted international warnings about travel to Peru.More than 20 Australians are among the roughly 300 tourists from around the world who have been left stranded in the ancient city of Machu Picchu.She spent a fortnight volunteering with a local not-for-profit before completing the famous hike with her blind husband."There's no hospital here so they get priority over us and I understand that," Nicholson told 9News.
Some stranded Aussies are preparing to walk 40 kilometres to the next town so they're one step closer to the major city of Cusco. Supporters of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo protest on the Pan-American North Highway while police officers arrive to clear debris, in Chao, Peru, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022.The department's travel advice for Peru is set to "exercise a high degree of caution", while Australians are advised to "reconsider your need to travel" to Arequipa, Cusco and Puno, due to the civil unrest in the country.
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