Our last few days in the Cusco area were marked by constant rain. We rode back from Pisac to Cusco city after a night of fairly intense rain, and landslides had made the road one-laned in places.
It looks like we got out just in time, though. The rains have been continuing, and reports are coming in of the extensive damage that’s taking place.
- Peru to declare state of emergency due to heavy rains. Be sure to read the comments for a description of what the Sacred Valley is going through. (Via LivingInPeru.com). More in Spanish on Peru.com, and on La República.pe, and
- Almost 2 thousand tourists are stranded in Aguas Calientes, after rains make it impossible for the train to pass. (Just thinking of our poor friend Carl who started the Inca Trail yesterday morning…). Article is in Spanish, but check out the video (Via Peru.com). They’ve begun sending helicopters to evacuate tourists (Via RPP.com, in Spanish).
- For news straight from Cusco, Agencia AAZ (also in Spanish).
We’ll update as we see more news come out. Our thoughts are with all the great people we met in our last week in the Sacred Valley…..
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