The Inca Trail Reopens Today, Sept. 5 — Here's Why Peru's Last Reopening Never Actually Happened

Japan's Princess Kako (C, in blue rain poncho), daughter of Crown Prince Akishino, visits the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu during her official visit to Peru, on November 4, 2023. Princess Kako of Japan, niece of Emperor Naruhito, is on a six-day official visit to Peru as part of the 150 years of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the Asian nation and the Latin American country. (Credit: Photo by Carolina Paucar / AFP) (Photo by CAROLINA PAUCAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Routes 1, 2 and 3 to Machu Picchu reopen September 5, more than two weeks after storm damage shut them down — and after an August 26 restart date was reversed the same day it was supposed to take effect.

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