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LIMA, Peru — Protesters piled rocks and trees onto roads on Thursday and forced the closure of a tourist train to the famed ruins of Machu Picchu to demand Peru scrap two new laws allowing more development near archaeological and historic sites.
Police were escorting tourists along the streets of the ancient Inca capital of Cuzco and working to clear roadblocks, police chief Mauro Medina told reporters. The disputed laws will permit the construction of new hotels and restaurants near the sites.
