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Peru’s Machu Picchu re-opens to tourists

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Peru’s most treasured archaeological site, Machu Picchu, has formally re-opened after it was closed for two months.

Heavy rains and landslides at the end of January destroyed rail access to the 15th Century Inca ruin – the most visited site in Latin America.

Every day the monument was closed, Peru lost $1m (£660,000) in tourism revenue.

Full story: BBC News – Peru’s Machu Picchu re-opens to tourists