Life in Peru was much quieter in 2010, when we visited the country to hike the Inca trail to Machu Picchu. This year, some 300 Peruvian, South American, North American, and European tourists who came to visit the UNESCO World Heritage site found themselves caught up in the civil unrest that has swept Peru since former president Pedro Castillo was impeached and arrested for attempting to dissolve the congress. Protests disrupted rail and air travel services, leaving foreign visitors trapped in the village of Aguas Calientes, the main access point to Machu Picchu, and the city of Cuzco, where the Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport is located.
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