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Urubamba Cracks Down as Machu Picchu Bus Handover Stalls

Officials target a year-end tender as they police a slow handover caused by regulatory holdups.

Overview

  • A PCM-validated contingency plan requires Consettur and San Antonio de Torontoy to split the Hiram Bingham route 50–50 during the transition, but authorities say compliance has lagged.
  • Urubamba has launched inspections, warned of fines and possible vehicle seizures, and alerted the Public Prosecutor over alleged obstruction during oversight.
  • Consettur continues running its full fleet rather than halving operations, which local officials say has oversaturated the route, and the mayor contends the company lacks a current operating title.
  • San Antonio de Torontoy has four buses on site; its legal adviser says two more should enter this week and two next week, with the fleet normalizing within about 15 days after Sernanp and MTC approvals.
  • PerúRail reports it has transported four of six Torontoy buses requested and will move the remaining two once Sernanp and Transport Ministry requirements are met, while the municipality advances a public tender expected to conclude between December and January with UGM participation.