Peru evacuates hundreds of tourists from Machu Picchu amid widespread violent protests, government crackdown
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More than 400 tourists were stranded at Machu Picchu after protesters allegedly sabotaged a portion of the railway tracks back to the city of Cusco amid Peru's violent demonstrations.
Train service to and from the town of Machu Picchu, at the base of the hill where the ancient Inca citadel with the same name sits, had been closed since Thursday due to damage to the tracks leading back to Cusco. Hundreds of tourists reportedly lined up to sign a petition to be evacuated in a "humanitarian train." Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace.
Peru’s Culture Ministry said Saturday it had closed the country’s most famous tourist attraction as well as the Inca Trail leading up to the site "to protect the safety of tourists and the population in general."