The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has confirmed at least 170 Australians have contacted its embassy in Peru after becoming trapped near Machu Picchu. The entire country has been in a state of emergency after political protests broke out this week following the ousting of Peru’s president.
Violent protests involving locals have caused supply lines to be blocked, transport to be disrupted and many tourists to panic.
“Many of those [Australians] are in the city of Cusco and Machu Picchu, where transport options are limited,” a statement from DFAT said, per The Sydney Morning Herald.
MacKenzie Reynolds
