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New Strict Ticket Policy At Machu Picchu

If you are planning to take a vacation to Peru to visit the famous Machu Picchu site make sure you plan ahead. Officials in charge of the Incan monument are…

LUCMABAMBA TO AGUAS CALIENTES, PERU – JULY 2007: The trek ascends the Patallacta pass (2700m) while still in the cloud forest, Lucmabamba Peru, 01 July 2007. We see young trekkers travelling on a budget trek down to Aguas Calientes on their way to see Machu Picchu. They are depicted as they see the first view of the back wall of the famous site. The trek continues down hill to the hydro-electric plant and man made-waterfall until the group comes to the train station from where they take a 30 minute ride to the town of Aguas Calientes. Later that day we visit Machu Picchu and see the ruins under a late afternoon sun. That night there is a full moon and we photograph Macchu Picchu under the moonlight in what must be a timeless centuries-old scene. The next morning the group walks around the ruins for an hour and witnesses tourists groups of all nationalites interacting around Macchu Pichu. Finally the group takes a Cuzco bound train on their way home. (photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images.)

(photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images.)

If you are planning to take a vacation to Peru to visit the famous Machu Picchu site make sure you plan ahead.

Officials in charge of the Incan monument are cracking down on the number of visitors to help preserve the space and to also encourage visitors to seek out other tourist destinations. Visitors will now have to book tickets for use within a 4-hour window. No re-entry will be permitted.

Previously people could pick either morning or afternoon tickets. The good news is that the ticket price won’t be changing. The cost will still be around $45 per person.

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