The ancient ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru, however, will reopen tourists in November, however, a Japanese tourist was able to get a complex view of the ruins earlier after his initial plans to see them were stopped through the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Reuters, the Minister of Culture, Alejandro Neyra, revealed at a virtual press convention that the ancient stone ruins, which are a World Heritage Site and gain more than one million visitors a year, that the country plans to reopen the site for the first time since March. domestic and foreign tourists in NovemberArray with the aim of admitting only 30% of the overall capacity (another 675 people) according to the day.
“We’re still in the middle of a pandemic,” Neyra said. “This will be done with all care. “
However, while the rest of the world will still have to wait for next month’s unplanned date, Jesse Takayama had early access and had the site for him, as he had originally planned to make a stopover on them for a holiday in Peru in mid-However, after arriving on his vacation, the site – and vacation – ceased – blocking it in the village of Aguas Calientes , his departure from the country came seven months later, so he made a special request to be able to enter the ruins before returning to Japan.
This request agreed, making Takayama the first user to cross the site of the ruins of the Inca Citadel since its closure due to the pandemic.
“He had come to Peru with the dream of being able to enter, ” said Neyra. “The Japanese citizen came here with our park manager so he can do it before returning to his country. “
While Takayama’s story is unique to the length of his failure in Peru, it is not the only plan that collapsed during this year’s pandemic. As cases in the world skyroared, countries were ending their borders and world-famous attractions, such as the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre in Paris and Disney theme parks around the world, were closed to tourists and even local visitors.
Since then, attractions have reopened around the world, adding the Louvre and Disney World in Orlando, Florida; however, some have remained closed as countries struggle to reduce the number of cases, for example, while Disney has reopened parks in Florida, Shanghai, Tokyo and Paris, California parks have remained closed, a reopening procedure is underway; Similarly, some museums have reopened in New York, but Broadway theaters will remain closed until May 2021.
Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca city in the Andes of southeastern Peru Photo: AFP / Cris BOURONCLE