https://abcnews.go.com/International/peru-opens-machu-picchu-lone-tourist-stranded-country/story?id=73584386The government of Peru opened its most famous tourist site to the first tourist since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, after he'd been stuck in the country for seven months.
Japanese citizen Jesse Katayama has now seen what few before him have ever experienced: the majesty and wonder of Machu Picchu -- alone.
One of the most visited sites in the world, Machu Picchu usually draws about 1 million guests per year, and photos taken at the iconic Inca estate are often flooded with fellow tourists in the background.
For Katayama, that wasn't the case.
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Katayama had arrived in Peru in mid-March to visit Machu Picchu, but the the pandemic stranded him in the nearby city of Aguas Calientes, Reuters reported.
