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LIMA, Peru — Helicopters ferried to safety Wednesday almost 600 tourists stranded for three days near Machu Picchu, and authorities say up to 1,600 travelers remain at Peru’s famed citadel following mudslides that cut off the rail route out.
The airlifts will continue throughout the week as more tourists reach the evacuation site high in the Andes mountains by foot, officials said.
Stranded tourists have faced price-gouging due to scarce food, water and accommodations in Machu Picchu Pueblo, a village of 4,000.
