The rail route taking visitors to the Inca Citadel of the famous Machu Picchu ruins is to be completely restored by June 25th, whilst the train services carrying visitors from Cusco to Machu Picchu will begin operating once again on July 1st, as announced by Peru Rail.
The railway lines have been closed since the heaviest rainfall in over 10 years which destroyed many of the transport routes to the site. Many of the train services were able to begin operating in March after being closed for two months, from a temporary station in the small village of Pisacucho in the Sacred Valley, whilst the main restoration works continued.
The train route from Cusco to the Inca Citadel is the only land route available to transport tourists to the site, attracting thousands of visitors daily to the ‘Lost City of the Incas,’ one of the most recognised sites in South America and one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
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Felicity has recently completed her BA Hons Tourism Management degree and has returned to work at Bales after spending her placement year with the company.
Her passion for travel continues after recently returning from Mexico, and spending two weeks in Costa Rica last year. Next on her list is Asia! 
I hear that the Peruvian government will be working on building another route into Machu Picchu? Has anyone else heard this?
The Peruvian Government has been looking at the issue of access to Machu Picchu, with various plans (including a controversial cable car) being mooted. At this time however, we have heard of no concrete proposals taking place.