Hundreds of tourists have been left stranded near Peru's ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu after rail services were suspended because protesters blocked the route with rocks.

由于抗议者用石块封堵了铁路路线，秘鲁古印加城堡马丘比丘附近的铁路服务暂停，致使数百名游客被困。



Tourism minister Desilu Leon told local radio that 1,400 tourists had been evacuated but around 900 remained stranded in Aguas Calientes, the closest town to the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

旅游部长德西卢·莱昂（Desilu Leon）告诉当地电台，已有1400名游客被疏散，但仍有约900名游客被困在阿瓜斯·卡连特斯（Aguas Calientes）， 这是距离这座联合国教科文组织世界遗产地最近的城镇。

Train operator PeruRail said services were suspended on Monday because train tracks in Peru's mountainous Cusco region had been blocked by "rocks of various sizes".

火车运营商秘鲁铁路公司（PeruRail）表示，周一服务暂停是因为秘鲁库斯科山区火车轨道被“各种大小的石块”封堵。

It also said "third parties" had dug up part of the rail route, which had slowed evacuation operations.

该公司还表示，“第三方”挖毁了部分铁路路线，导致疏散行动放缓。

The protest by residents began last week after tourist bus operator Consettur's concession expired.

居民的抗议活动始于上周，起因是旅游巴士运营商康塞图尔（Consettur）的特许经营权到期。

The company ferries tourists from Aguas Calientes to the entrance of the tourist attraction.

该公司负责将游客从阿瓜斯·卡连特斯运送至旅游景点入口。

A neighbouring district commissioned another bus company to provide services in its place, but protesters in Aguas Calientes prevented it from operating.

邻近地区委托另一家巴士公司接替其运营， 但阿瓜斯·卡连特斯的抗议者阻止其运营。

Protesters claim there is a lack of transparency and fairness in the process of replacing Consettur.

抗议者声称，在替换康塞图尔的过程中缺乏透明度和公平性。

New7Wonders, a campaign group which highlights global sites of major cultural heritage, has sent a letter to Peru's government warning that if the row - between residents, authorities and bus companies - escalates, Machu Picchu's global status could be affected.

新七大奇迹基金会（New7Wonders）是一个致力于宣传全球重要文化遗产地的组织，该组织已致信秘鲁政府， 警告称如果居民、当局和巴士公司之间的争端升级， 马丘比丘的全球地位可能会受到影响。

Tourism is key to Peru's economy.

旅游业对秘鲁经济至关重要。

Machu Picchu is visited by more than one million people a year.

马丘比丘每年接待游客超过100万人次。

The number of tourists granted access to the iconic site, built in the 1400s, is capped at 5,600 a day in peak season, May to September.

这座建于15世纪的标志性景点在旺季（5月至9月）每天允许进入的游客数量上限为5600人。

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