# El Niño rains disrupt access to Peru’s Machu Picchu

https://mins.news/en/item/28208

- France 24, 2026-08-21 09:43 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260821-el-ni%C3%B1o-rains-in-peru-disrupt-access-to-machu-picchu

> Heavy rain associated with El Niño caused flooding in Peru on Wednesday, disrupting access to Machu Picchu, closing roads after landslides and flooding homes in Lima. Authorities ordered the Inca Trail, a key tourist route, closed until Saturday because waterways overflowed and debris accumulated, local media reported.

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