Finally, after several months of dialogue between the Regional Management of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Gercetur) of the city of Cusco and the Ministry of Culture (Minsul), the decree was approved to increase the number of tickets to Machu Picchu from 4044 to 5940.
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Summary
What was the problem with the number of tickets to Machu Picchu?
In 2023 there were many problems with visitors to Machu Picchu and the number of entries to the historic sanctuary; This is due to the large number of tourists who long to visit Machu Picchu and the reduction in tickets that the Inca citadel had suffered since 2022.
This 2023, huge queues were seen in Aguas Calientes, the closest town to Machu Picchu. These lines were made by tourists who did not manage to reserve their tickets to Machu Picchu in time and therefore had to wait in lines for 1 to 2 days in Aguas Calientes to try to get one of the 1000 tickets that were sold unofficially.
How will the problem be solved?
In addition to increasing the number of entries to Machu Picchu, Caipani Altamirano, administrative head of GERCETUR, presented the proposals, among which the installation of geoblocks in 5,000 square meters stood out, since currently it was only installed in 2,300 square meters within the route to get to Machu Picchu. As he explained, this will allow the space to be more guided and there will be no obstacles to reaching the Inca citadel.
Caipani Altamirano also proposed the use of colored bracelets according to each circuit that tourists visit, “the theme of the circuits previously ‘clashed’ in different visiting spaces. What is sought with the bracelets is that the circuits do not collide with each other or that spaces cannot be shared.
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