Peru's government has made a U-turn on its plans to directly outsource admission tickets to Machu Picchu to a private company, following a week of protests that blocked access to the UNESCO heritage site.
Thousands of people protested against the government led by Prime Minister Robert Fico in Slovakia on 25 January. Source: European Pravda, citing Aktuality Turnout for the protest was high, in spite of the unfavourable weather conditions including strong gusty winds.