A new airline has filed paperwork to operate a series of domestic routes in Peru with a fleet list a mile long. Is Capricornio Air for real or more aptly named Baltia Peru? And if real, where does it...
International Protests Mount Over New Machu Picchu Airport
Last month, I wrote about a proposed new airport near Machu Picchu in Peru. Many readers expressed outrage over its construction. As construction progresses, international protests have increased. Even though the new airport has been planned for decades, it was...
New Machu Picchu Airport Sparks Outrage
A new airport under construction in Peru has drawn international outrage, with charges that it will lead to the destruction of Machu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cusco has outgrown Astete International Airport (CUZ). Its single runway cannot...
