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(CNN) — Tourists from around the world have been left stranded in the ancient city of Machu Picchu after Peru was plunged into a state of emergency following the arrest of the country’s president.
The main means of accessing the UNESCO World Heritage Site — the rail line — was suspended as violent protests broke out and supporters of the president set up roadblocks making it challenging to travel within the country, or to leave it.
Trains to and from Machu Picchu, the country’s most popular tourist destination, were halted on Tuesday according to a statement from PeruRail, Peru’s railway operator in the south and southeast regions of the country.
President Pedro Castillo was impeached and subsequently arrested in early December after…
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