12:56 | Cusco, Jan. 31 (ANDINA).
Given that there is no access to the citadel of Machu Picchu after the collapse of the railroad due to heavy rains, Peru's Tourism and Export Promotion Board (PromPeru) will promote tourist attractions of Cusco such as Sacsayhuaman, Pisac and Moray, among others, Cusco Governor Hugo Gonzales said.
He pointed out that he discussed with Peru's Minister for Foreign Trade Martin Perez the performance of that tourism promotion campaign, thanks to PromPeru, in order to maintain the flow of domestic and foreign visitors.
“The Inca citadel will be closed an average of eight weeks, because access routes, mainly the railroad, have been severely affected by rains,” Governor Gonzales told Andina News Agency.
He said that “with Minister Perez we agreed this campaign, in order to avoid more economic losses in the tourism sector.”
“We have to promote the fortress of Sacsayhuaman, Tambomachay, Moray, Calca, Pisac, among other tourist attractions of the region, because if tourism falls there will be strong complications to hundreds of workers of this sector,” he added.
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Published: 1/31/2010