Global heritage group offers to work with Peru's government on improving conditions at Machu Picchu

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A global heritage foundation that works to improve conditions at famous archaeological sites offered on Tuesday to work with Peruvian authorities on the famed Machu Picchu, where tourists often face hours of lines, overcrowding and unreliable local transport.

The announcement by the New7Wonders foundation comes months after it warned last September that a designation of one of the New Seven Wonders of the World — given to Machu Picchu in 2007 — was at risk because of numerous problems visitors face at the site.

Jean Paul De la Fuente, the foundation's director, said he had seen “no progress” at the archaeological site since last year’s warning, attributing it to Peru’s “political paralysis.”

De la Fuente, currently in Peru for talks with tourism officials, added that he was willing to meet with the next Peruvian administration to “explore solutions” to the poor services at the site.

There was no immediate response from the authorities. Peru will hold a presidential runoff on June 7 to decide on its next president — the ninth in a decade.

The race pits Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of a former president who was jailed for human rights abuses, against Roberto Sanchez, a former commerce minister who has promised to make major reforms to the nation’s mining sector. Whoever wins will appoint the next government.

“People travel to Machu Picchu thinking that they will visit a marvel of the world” De la Fuente said. “But for many that dream is turning into a nightmare.”

Machu Picchu, an Inca citadel built in the 15th century, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. In 2007, the site was one of the winners of an online poll conducted by the New7Wonders foundation, in which tourists picked the seven wonders of the modern world.

De la Fuente said that tourism to the site has grown rapidly since then, but added that authorities in Peru have not made appropriate adjustments.

He stressed that he is not currently considering stripping Machu Picchu of its wonder of the world designation but would like to see the government consider a plan by his foundation for improvements.

“We hope to be able to work with a new leadership once its in place, to find a positive outcome for Machu Picchu,” De la Fuente said. “Going from a negative situation to making sure than Machu Picchu can be an example that many of the other wonders of the world can look up to.”

FILE - The Machu Picchu archeological site sits in the department of Cusco, Peru, Oct. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Logan Henderson has been placed on the injured list with a lower back strain.

The Brewers announced Tuesday they were putting Henderson on the 15-day injured list, though the move is retroactive to Saturday. The Brewers recalled pitcher Coleman Crow from Triple-A Nashville to fill Henderson’s spot on the roster.

Brewers manager Pat Murphy said he did not expect Henderson’s stint to be longer than the 15 days.

“I don’t think so. Hopefully not,” Murphy said before Tuesday’s game against St. Louis. “It warranted enough that it hasn't calmed down. They don’t think from the MRI it was bulging or anything like that, so they’re confident they can get it put down, get it to calm down.”

Henderson pitched five shutout innings Friday in a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, but said after the game that the right-hander’s back had been bothering him.

“I would say in the third inning, or going back out for the fourth, I just tweaked something,” Henderson said Tuesday. “I was fighting through it the rest of the game. I was trying to leave it all out on the field there. After the game, I didn’t feel my best and I just haven’t recovered the way I want to.”

Henderson is 2-1 with a 2.74 ERA in five starts. He has struck out 30 and walked six over 23 innings.

Henderson said he had not played catch in a couple of days, but did not have a timeline for a return to throwing.

“Hopefully soon,” he said. “I think we’re making a little bit of progress on it. We don’t want to make it turn into something longer than it needs to be, but at the same time being cautious and try to come back being 100% myself.”

Crow is 0-0 with a 2.61 ERA in two starts with Milwaukee. He is 4-1 with a 4.89 ERA in seven appearances with Nashville.

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Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Logan Henderson delivers during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bailey Hillesheim)

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Logan Henderson throws to the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 22, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)