Overview
- The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism formally launched the Estudio de Capacidad de Carga y Límite de Cambio Aceptable on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, with a multisectoral session led by Minister Rogers Valencia.
- The consultancy ARS Progetti SPA holds technical responsibility under a 190-calendar-day contract that aims to deliver results in the first semester of 2027.
- Instead of setting simple visitor caps, the study will apply the Límite de Cambio Aceptable method, which measures how much change the site’s cultural and natural attributes and service quality can absorb without unacceptable degradation.
- Fieldwork in Cusco and Machu Picchu, including visits to the Camino Inka and the Llaqta, plus interviews and participatory workshops with national and regional authorities, will feed a four-phase process of planning, baseline diagnosis, modeling, and a final proposal.
- The government frames the study as a technical foundation to inform the SHM‑PANM 2026–2031 Plan Maestro and future operational choices for ticketing, routing, infrastructure, and conservation, but no specific limits or policy changes have been published yet, leaving implementation and local impacts subject to later decisions.