Three Colombian tourists and a Peruvian died this Sunday evening while returning from visiting Machu Picchu, one of the most important tourist sites in Peru.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) of Peru, the vehicle in which they were traveling was a Sprinter registered X1M-953, which It overturned in a 100-meter abyss around 7:00 p.m. (Peruvian time) in the Abra Málaga sector, at kilometer 134 of the Cusco-Quillabamba road network.

It was learned that 20 people were on board the mobile unit (the driver, 2 national tourists and 17 foreign tourists).

Mincetur also reported that the 16 injured were transferred to the Peruano Suiza Clinic and the O2 Medical Network Clinic, located in the city of Cusco.

“Since the early hours of today’s morning, Minister Roberto Sánchez has been in the city of Cusco to oversee the care of the injured, as well as the repatriation of the deceased and the transfer of the injured, in coordination with the Ministry of the Defense and Foreign Affairs Ministry,” the Mincetur clarified.

The department’s report also indicated that the injured come from France, Argentina, Greece, Peru, Canada, the Netherlands and Spain.

People treated at the O2 Medical Network Clinic are Kfir Givony (Israel), Tamuz Hana Weinberger (Israel), Juliet Mary Clard (France), Adrien Raphael Colotte (France), Luc Arthur Lecuyer Tom (France), María Cecilia Luis ( Argentina), Pedro Rubén Batuecas (Argentina), Myrto Arvaniti (Greece), Leslie Arriaga Medrano (Peru), Sherwin Zevallos Montesinos (Peru-pilot) and Irene Manaun Camarillo (Spain). Moreover, Sofianos Andrea (Greece) was fired from the aforementioned medical center.

Among the injured transferred to the Peruano Suiza clinic, Canadian citizen Floya Francis Alexander Jones is in intensive care, and Jip Dekker (Netherlands), Hugo Stelwagen Marijn (Canada) and Timothee Malexieux (France) have been released.

The Peruvian Foreign Trade and Tourism Portfolio also mentioned that The National Police of Peru, through the Huyro PNP Police Station, has opened investigations to determine the causes of this event.

On the other hand, the The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will coordinate with embassies and consulates to contact relatives of those affected or deceased. For its part, Mincetur provided support in the postponement and/or cancellation of flights and land tickets for the travelers concerned.

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism expressed its condolences to the families and friends of the victims of this unfortunate event. At the same time, he reaffirmed his commitment to take the necessary steps with the corresponding institutions.

In Colombia There has still been no statement from President Gustavo Petro, nor from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, nor from the Colombian Embassy in Peru.

The one who did it was Peruvian President, Pedro Castillo. Through Twitter, he regretted what happened.

“We regret the accident that occurred in the Cusco – Quillabamba sector. My condolences to the relatives of the 4 deceased: 3 of Colombian nationality and 1 of Peruvian nationality. We are monitoring the state of health of the 16 injured,” the Peruvian president wrote.

He also indicated that he ordered the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism and the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to grant all facilities to the injured, so that they can communicate with their relatives and the respective embassies, in addition to the repatriation of the bodies. the victims.

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