Overview
- The government’s new Master Plan for the Santuario Histórico de Machu Picchu now serves as the top rulebook for managing the site through 2031.
- The plan updates the sanctuary’s zoning to match SERNANP’s 2022 mapping directive and 2021 planning standards, which standardize how boundaries and land uses are defined.
- It lays out operating limits for daily visitors, stricter waste handling, and steps to reduce landslide and extreme weather damage to trails and structures.
- Execution is assigned to the sanctuary’s leadership and the Cusco regional culture office, with goals, indicators and targets set after a participatory drafting process.
- Coverage cites different resolution numbers from El Peruano for the approval, but all reports confirm official publication, a discrepancy that may matter for legal traceability.