Overview

• Lawmakers will take up the motion on Thursday, Oct. 9, and a successful censure would require the minister’s immediate resignation with a replacement to be named by the Executive.
• The motion reached the 35-signature threshold for debate, but some members of Acción Popular and Alianza para el Progreso have pulled support, putting the result in question.
• Sponsors cite mismanagement of Machu Picchu, stalled heritage projects at Pachacámac, Kuélap and Gran Pajatén, labor disputes in Cusco’s cultural directorate, and an alleged S/16 million TV Perú lease without a public tender.
• Fabricio Valencia says transferring Machu Picchu’s management to regional authorities is not legally possible under the World Heritage Convention and adds that any autonomous authority proposal lacks technical substantiation.
• The minister says he will not resign before the vote and argues that issues around the Hiram Bingham route fall under the Urubamba municipality, while Culture handles archaeological conservation and other ministries oversee the natural area and tourism.