Machu Picchu tourists remain stranded amid unrest

Hundreds of international tourists remained stranded Saturday in the village of Aguas Calientes, near Machu Picchu. The village is located at the foot of Machu Picchu and is the place where tourists arrive when they decide to visit the tourist jewel, nestled in a remote area of the Andes and the Amazon.

The passenger train that carries visitors to Machu Picchu suspended the service, and roadblocks on the Pan-American Highway stranded trucks for days. Peru authorities were working to assist tourists and sick people with humanitarian flights from the armed forces after several airports stopped operating, amid the political crisis.