Peru has specially opened Machu Pichu for a single tourist, after he waited almost 7 months in a nearby town. He is the first tourist to walk through the ruins since it closed in March.
Jesse Takayama had originally only planned to spend a few days in Peru so he could walk through Machu Pichu. He has been stranded in Peru since the first lockdown in March.
While trapped in Aguas Calientes, he made a special request to the authorities to visit Machu Pichu said Minister of Culture Alejandro Neyra.
“He had come to Peru with the dream of being able to enter,” Neyra said.
“The Japanese citizen has entered together with our head of the park so that he can do this before returning to his country.”
Peru plans to reopen Machu Pichu in November at a reduced capacity, it is expected they will allow around 200 visitors a day, or roughly 30% of the usual 675.
"We are still in the middle of a pandemic," Neyra said. "It will be done with all the necessary care."
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