Japanese hiker Jesse Takayama had the thrill of his life last weekend: a personal excursion to Machu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Peru. According to Reuters, Takayama had been stranded in Peru for seven months due to restrictions similar to coronaviruses. He originally had a price ticket to Machu Picchu in March and had only planned to stay in Peru for a few days, but ran aground in Aguas Calientes, a town close to the hiking attraction.
On Monday, Culture Minister Alejandro Neyra showed at a virtual press convention that officials had opened the Inca citadel of Takayama after filing a special application. “I had come to Peru with the dream of being in,” Neyra said. The Japanese citizen came in with our park manager so he can do it before returning to his country. “
In a video recorded at the most sensitive mountain in Machu Picchu, Takayama thanked officials for the opportunity to make a stopover. “It’s so amazing!” says in the video. ” Thank you!”, he was the first user to scale in the ruins since the pandemic hit Peru, which, according to the Johns Hopkins University database, recorded 849,371 cases of COVID-19 and 33,305 coronavirus-related deaths. .
Neyra said at the press convention that Machu Picchu would reopen domestic and foreign tourists to 30% of its overall capacity of another 675 people according to the day of November, did not give an express date for the opening. in the midst of a pandemic, ” said Neyra. ” This will be done with all mandatory care. “