17:00 | Cusco (Cusco region), May. 27.
United States citizen Mark Richard Harper, 60, father of
Brittini Nicole Harper, the 33-year-old tourist who disappeared in Cusco, is in the Imperial City. He has asked authorities and residents for help in the search.
Harper first went to the Peruvian National Police carrying photographs and using a translation device that helps him communicate in Spanish.
The father asks whether anyone has seen her, knows anything, or has any clue. Likewise, he requests information about her whereabouts.
Harper said he lost contact with his daughter last February.
According to his account, she had been in Cusco apparently working remotely in the field of oriental medicine.
The father added that she reportedly had no friends and was accompanied only by her pet husky dog.
Using the translator, Harper said his daughter arrived in the Imperial City in May 2025. Two months later, she attempted to travel to Colombia.
However, she was reportedly not allowed to board the plane with her dog because the animal apparently lacked a rabies vaccination.
"She had only been in the country for two months. She needed to have all the paperwork, immunizations, and certifications for her dog to take it to the United States, but she was not allowed to board the plane because they said she needed a rabies vaccination certificate, and obtaining that document takes three months," Mark Richard Harper lamented.
After filing a report at the Cusco Tourism Police Station on May 21, the foreign citizen visited hospitals and police stations.
Meanwhile, for a more specialized search, the report was transferred to the police Criminal Investigation Division (Divincri).
According to her father, during conversations he had with his daughter, Brittini told him by email that she had been staying in Urubamba at a rented place, where she remained for two months.
However, when she attempted to return to her country, she was unable to board the plane because she did not have the dog's vaccination certificate.
He added that the phone she had, which was under a "family plan," was utilized to carry out some online banking procedures.
"There would have been information in her email account, but apparently it was deleted. However, most of those things could only have been done by her," he revealed.
Mark Richard Harper said he did not agree with Brittini traveling to Cusco; however, he helped her.
"She was nervous because she was moving to a foreign country where she did not know anyone. She came here alone. She did not speak the language. Since she had been here for some time, maybe she learned Spanish, but I never felt comfortable with her moving because she was alone," recounted the heartbroken father of the missing tourist.
He highlighted the solidarity and assistance he encountered in Cusco, but hopes the competent authorities will intensify the search for his daughter.
"I ask them not to give up. My main goal is for her to be safe and happy. I hope to see her again someday," Mark Harper said tearfully, adding that he will personally continue searching for her.
(END) PHS/MVB
Published: 5/27/2026