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Machu Picchu is located at the top of a mountain, at over 2,000 meters altitude. The tour is very popular in South America, but it is hard to reach for people in wheelchairs. A specialized company has created alternatives and started offering a roadmap for people with disabilities. The initial price is US $ 990 (about R3,600).
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The agency "Wheel the World" has to investigate the scene and even launched a documentary on exploration. One of its founders, Alvaro Silberstein, is disabled and defends the interest of taking wheelchairs around the world. In addition to Machu Picchu, the company has also developed other accessible routes, including family members and companions.
On the company's website you will find a description of how the trip works in the historic city of Peru. The tour is fully guided, in English or Spanish, with the permission of children over 8 years old. Are included in the price the adapted transport between the places, the equipment required for the access of the visitors and the aids. Therefore, the wheelchair user who wishes to travel alone can also go there only with the help of the agency.
There are two travel options for the country. The first goes to Machu Picchu and lasts a single day. The second includes Cusco, located more than 3,000 meters above sea level, and the stay lasts from three to six days.
In an interview with CNN, Camilo Navarro, the other founder of the company, said that being "accessible does not mean that it is inclusive".
"There are one billion disabled people in the world, but there was no travel agency dedicated to these people," he said.
According to him, the company had several problems before being able to implement these scripts. Travelers use a special wheelchair, provided by the agency, at a high cost. It is lighter, has a wheel at the front and two at the rear – like a wheelbarrow. But it is necessary to always have an badistant to be able to transport between the places.
"We sometimes get calls from national parks to invite our company to explore the places," said Navarro. He says it's not simple most of the time. Often sites can not be modified with a ramp, for example. "Accessibility is being creative," he told the American broadcaster.
