Overview
- The UGM’s directive committee unanimously issued a favorable opinion on the 2026–2030 Master Plan during an extraordinary session in Lima.
- The plan sets guidelines for cultural and natural conservation, tourism regulation, territorial management, and local community participation under UNESCO criteria.
- National ministries voiced support, while sectoral approvals from the Ministry of Culture and Sernanp remain pending before implementation.
- Following its review of the December 30 Ollantaytambo–Machu Picchu collision, the UGM urged permanent oversight by Ositran and the MTC, a full safety review, protocol socialization, a rail ambulance assessment, and technology upgrades.
- Cusco Governor Werner Salcedo proposed a Sacred Valley autonomous authority and the transfer of the regional culture directorate to regional control, citing uneven use of about S/280 million in annual ticket revenue and criticizing rail safety lapses by operators and the MTC.