The Ministry of Culture of Peru announced the closure of the famous Inca citadel Machu Picchu due to the tense situation in the country.
During the protests against the removal from power and arrest of President Pedro Castillo, 46 people were killed in clashes with law enforcement forces.
Authorities have declared a state of emergency in several regions of Peru, including the country's main city of Lima and Cuzco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire, located 110 km away from Machu Picchu.
The railway, which is the only way to get to the citadel, was damaged by protesters who dismantled the rails. For this reason, at least 400 tourists, including 300 foreigners, are stuck in Machu Picchu.
The official portal "Wild Nature of Russia" reported that Russian scientists managed to solve the riddle of the reproduction of the Ussuri clawed newt, which existed for more than a hundred years since the description of the species
The results of the meeting of the Ecological and Tourism Council were announced by the press service of the Magadan Oblast Duma. The participants discussed the prospects for tourism development on the Kolyma River
The Association of Tour Operators (ATOR) has reported that it has sent official letters to the airlines Emirates, flydubai, Air Arabia, and Ural Airlines with a request to provide prompt and maximum assistance to tourists who find themselves in UAE airports without proper service
