Peru’s most treasured archaeological site, Machu Picchu, is due to be formally re-opened after it was closed for two months, informs BBC News Thursday.
Heavy rains and landslides at the end of January destroyed rail access to the 15th Century Inca ruin – the most visited site in Latin America.
The damaged railway line linking the citadel to the rest of Peru was mended with an urgency rarely seen before.
For all its other tourist attractions, Peru has had a tough lesson in just how central Machu Picchu is to its tourist industry.
Ninety per cent of Peru’s tourist revenue comes from the Cuzco region, where Machu Picchu’s two-month closure meant the loss of around 60.000 tourists.
