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  Can someone fill us into what the hell is going on? Protests all over the country?
context: From the article:
  "The stranded tourists at Machu Picchu are not the first to be stuck there during the protests, which have disrupted transport services and damaged nearby train tracks. Rail services to the site were suspended on Thursday.
  Last month, the authorities had to rescue hundreds of tourists nearby who had been stuck for days."
  That's not great 😬 >
  
  They're stranded in the town of Aquas Calientes, not in the ruin itself >
  
  Which honestly is a beautiful place to be stranded. >
  
  Sounds like they’re in hot water though >
  
  Gd I wish I had a free award for that >
  
  I got you, fam. >
  
  ...crickets chirping... >
  
  ...cats meowing... >
  
  I'm from Peru, my advice is not to come at least for the next few months. There are already 50 dead by police shots in the streets of the cities. There is talk of stronger uprisings and seizures of cities, the country's highway system is completely useless with 110 points where people have taken over the highways (In Cusco, the train tracks have been destroyed in various sections, which will not be rebuilt until who knows when and what is really happening in the streets of various cities is not shown on television channels). The airports of Arequipa, Puno and Cuzco are being assaulted daily and several police stations have already been burned. Tourists are warned. The police shoot first and then keep shooting. DO NOT COME. >
  
  Stay safe, friend. >
  
  My friends and I did the hike to Machu Picchu only for a strike over water issues to ensue. Closed down the train, so we had to walk 18 miles over the train tracks to get out of Aguas Caliente to the pickup point where we could be given a ride back to Cusco. edit: took us 6 hours because we left after lunch, which in retrospect was dumb. We were walking in pitch black for much of the way. >
  
  I did this hike in April. The trains shut down bc of protests and my group was stranded in Aguas caliente. We walked ~7 miles and a bus was able to pick us up for another 8 hours of driving to get back to Cisco.   Also walking in the dark for most of this… the walk wasn’t the thought part. Driving on the side of mountains was terrifying. Nevertheless, it was the trip of a lifetime and I have no regrets. >
  
  I just turned 70 and my wife of 40 years and I were going to Machu  Picchu for our long planned trip. I have been reading books for years and was so keen on the trip. Sad as I am, I can’t help but feel sympathy for the indigenous population.  So this week we will probably cancel our plans for March as this isn’t going to get resolved anytime soon. We should have planned a trip to Russia. They really need an uprising. >
  
  Do it. Use your powers for good!