Nearly 1,000 tourists were left stranded in Aguas Calientes, Peru, near the ancient Machu Picchu site.

Train service was suspended as people protested against a new bus company that has been commissioned, Reuters reported.

The almost two-week-long protest began when the contract of Consettur, the company that runs buses from Aguas Calientes to the citadel, expired.

Protesters argued that the actions around replacing the bus company lacked transparency and fairness — with some even placing rocks of “various sizes” on the railway, according to Reuters.

Tourism Minister Desilu Leon said 1,400 tourists were evacuated on Monday, leaving around 900 people still stranded in Aguas Calientes, Leon told a local radio station, according to Reuters.

The US Embassy in Peru urged Americans who were

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