Around the World: Peru

Stranded tourists rescued

Helicopters ferried out 475 tourists stranded for two days near Peru's famed Machu Picchu citadel after Sunday's mudslides blocked a railway and killed a tourist and a tour guide. Authorities hoped to evacuate up to 800 more people yesterday. About 400 Americans and 700 Argentines were among the 2,000 travelers stranded, and four US helicopters rescued people who had slept in the train station and the central plaza.