Peru Protests: Machu Picchu Closed Indefinitely, Tourists Stranded

• Peru has closed its famous tourist site Machu Picchu indefinitely over the ongoing protests against the country’s new president.
• The government said it closed the site, and the Inca trail hike leading up to it, to protect tourists and citizens.
• Hundreds of people who were stuck for hours at the foot of the 15th Century Inca citadel have now been rescued.
• The violent protests, which have seen dozens of people killed, began when Peru’s previous leader was ousted.