Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Over 13400 tourists hiked Inca Trail to Machu Picchu since reopening



Over 13400 domestic and foreign tourists hiked Inca Trail to Machu Picchu Archeological Park since its reopening on April 1, the anthropologist and head of the archeological park Fernando Astete Victoria reported.

He also noted that the tourist flow is normal along the alternative route toward the country's main tourist destination affected by landslides.

The route is lined with 17 archaeological sites: Salapunku, Q’anabamba, Willkarakay, Q’entimarka, Patahuasi, Runkuraqay, Sayaqmarka, Qonchamarka, Phuyupatamarka, Yunkapata, WiƱaywayna, Intipunku, Choquesuysuy, Chachabamba, Waynaq’ente, Torontoy and Qorihuayrachina.

“The National Institute of Culture (INC) is responsible for the maintenance
of Inca Trail as well as its monitoring and surveillance in any emergency case,” the anthropologist and head of the Park said after remarking that tourists are primarily young people.

According to INC figures, about 200 tourists walk the Inca Trail to
visit Machu Picchu daily.



Read more about Machu Picchu and the different sites visited in our inca trail