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T<\/span>he pandemic is spurring changes to Machu Picchu, some of which may last long after the global outbreak ends.<\/p>\r\n

The 15th century Incan archeological site has been a poster child for over-tourism for years, with visitors reporting trips to the site\u2019s Citadel being\u00a0ruined by crowds<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

The pandemic may have helped that. New rules now govern how many people are allowed in and what they can do once inside, said Jose Miguel Bastante, director of Peru\u2019s National Archaeological Park of Machupicchu, in an interview with CNBC.<\/p>\r\n

It reopened in November, but with new safety protocols, such as mandatory mask-wearing, restrictions on group sizes \u2014 no more than nine people, including a guide \u2014 and a requirement that groups stay at least 20 meters (66 feet) apart.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Fewer visitors<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Basically, anyone who arrived at Machu Picchu was allowed to enter, according to a\u00a02017 report by UNESCO\u2019s World Heritage Committee<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Machu Picchu\u2019s ticketing website sold 3,700 tickets a day, but that didn\u2019t include the 500 daily visitors who hiked to the site, according to the report. Furthermore, the report said additional tickets were being sold by tour companies and at the site itself.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In July 2020, Peruvian authorities\u00a0capped the number of site visitors to Machu Picchu at 2,244 a day<\/a>. But even that change did not tackle the problem of people preferring to visit at the same time of day, especially at sunrise.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cEverybody wanted to be the first in Machu Picchu,\u201d he said. \u201cWe open at six in the morning, and there were hundreds and hundreds of people wanting to enter, with queues that will go on for two hours.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

It was as if the visitors believed that \u201cthe sun will rise super early and illuminate Machu Picchu like in a movie,\u201d he said, adding that the best time to visit is actually in the afternoon after the morning mist has cleared.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Before the site reopened, it changed how it issues tickets. Formerly, it issued tickets for half-day blocks \u2014\u00a0either morning or afternoon. Now, visitors buy tickets for specific hours.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cIf you have a ticket for 10 a.m., you have to enter between 10 and 11 a.m.,\u201d said Bastante, who added that if travelers show up outside of their timeframe, they \u201ccannot enter.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This is an excerpt from an article by Shuhangi Goel, originally published by CNBC Trav<\/a>el<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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