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REFILE - CORRECTING NAME OF MOSQUE Egypt's top archaeologist ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:29:36 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - CORRECTING NAME OF MOSQUE Egypt's top archaeologist Zahi Hawass walks at the Mostafa Fadel Mosque as he opens it to the public in Cairo February 9, 2010, after restoration works have completed at the mosque and many other Islamic monuments. REUTERS/Tarek Mostafa (EGYPT - Tags: SOCIETY MEDIA)

People visit the Mostafa Fadel Mosque as Egypt's top archaeologist ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:15:52 GMT

(Reuters) - People visit the Mostafa Fadel Mosque as Egypt's top archaeologist Zahi Hawass opens it to the public in Cairo February 9, 2010, after restoration works have completed at the mosque and many other Islamic monuments. REUTERS/Tarek Mostafa (EGYPT - Tags: SOCIETY MEDIA)

Egypt's top archaeologist Zahi Hawass walks at the Sultan ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:06:55 GMT

(Reuters) - Egypt's top archaeologist Zahi Hawass walks at the Sultan Shah Mosque as he opens it to the public in Cairo February 9, 2010, after restoration works have completed at the mosque and many other Islamic monuments. REUTERS/Tarek Mostafa (EGYPT - Tags: SOCIETY MEDIA)

The media suround Egypt's top archaeologist Zahi Hawass ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:04:43 GMT

(Reuters) - The media suround Egypt's top archaeologist Zahi Hawass at the Sultan Shah Mosque as he opens it to the public in Cairo February 9, 2010, after restoration works have completed at the mosque and many other Islamic monuments. REUTERS/Tarek Mostafa (EGYPT - Tags: SOCIETY MEDIA)

In this undated photo released by The British Museum Monday ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:37:46 GMT

(AP) - In this undated photo released by The British Museum Monday Feb. 8, 2010 is seen the Cyrus Cylinder, a 6th century B.C. clay tablet which is thought to be the world's earliest bill of rights. Iran said it will cut ties with the British Museum Monday because of the museum's failure to lend Tehran the ancient Babylonian artifact. (AP Photo/British Museum)

Cave men weren't obese. That's the inspiration behind ...

(AFPTV) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:04:19 GMT

(AFPTV) - Cave men weren't obese. That's the inspiration behind a new weight loss craze in America. Paleo-dieter Vlad Averbukh allows himself fruits, vegetables and meat -- anything that can be eaten raw -- but no dairy or grains, following an adapted version of the feeding habits humans followed during the Paleolithic era. Duration: 1.48(AFPTV)

Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, second from left, puts ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:34:41 GMT

(AP) - Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, second from left, puts an arm around Minerals Management Service (MMS) Director, Liz Birdbaum, far left, during a news conference aboard the Coast Guard's Ida Lewis buoy tender while on an information gathering tour of Nantucket Sound regarding the viability of Cape Wind on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. Right of Salazar are Poojan Tripathi, Project Manager of Cape Wind for MMS, David Hayes, Deputy Secretary of the Interior, Laura Davis, Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior and Chris Horrell, Marine Archeologist for MMS. Behind them is a 190 ft meteorological tower, part of the potential wind farm site. (AP Photo/Julia Cumes)

Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, 2nd from left, puts ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:17:44 GMT

(AP) - Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, 2nd from left, puts an arm around Minerals Management Service (MMS) Director, Liz Birdbaum, far left, during a news conference aboard the Coastguard's Ida Lewis buoy tender while on an information gathering tour of Nantucket Sound regarding the viability of Cape Wind on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. Right of Salazar are Poojan Trisathi, Project Manager of Cape Wind for MMS, David Hayes, Deputy Secretary of the Interior, Laura Davis, Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior and Chris Horrell, Marine Archeologist for MMS. Behind them is a 190 ft meteorological tower, part of the potential windfarm site. (AP Photo/Julia Cumes)

Special Middle East envoy to the Quartet of Middle East peacemakers ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:11:30 GMT

(AP) - Special Middle East envoy to the Quartet of Middle East peacemakers Tony Blair, left, walks at an ancient Roman historical site during his visit to the West Bank village of Sebastia, near Nablus, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

In this picture made available by Szczecin University's Department ...

(AP) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:49:55 GMT

(AP) - In this picture made available by Szczecin University's Department of Archaelogy on Monday, Feb. 1, 2010 one of three Neanderthal teeth discovered in Poland is pictured . A team of Polish scientists say they have discovered three Neanderthal teeth in a cave in the southern part of the country. Mikolaj Urbanowski, an archaeologist and the lead researcher, said Monday that, although Neanderthal artifacts have been unearthed in Poland before, the teeth are the first remains of Neanderthals themselves discovered in the country. (AP Photo/Department of Archaeology, Institute of History and International Relations, Szczecin University)

A replica of the death mask of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun ...

(AFP/DDP/File) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:23:19 GMT

(AFP/DDP/File) - A replica of the death mask of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun on display in Munich in 2009. One of the great remaining mysteries from ancient Egypt, the ancestry of the boy-pharaoh Tutankhamun, may soon be solved, the country's antiquities supremo has hinted.(AFP/DDP/File/Lennart Preiss)

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007 file photo, the face of ...

(AP) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:13:59 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007 file photo, the face of the linen-wrapped mummy of King Tut is seen in his new glass case in his underground tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. Egypt will soon reveal the results of DNA tests made on the world's most famous ancient king, the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun, to answer lingering mysteries over his lineage, said the antiquities department Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007 file photo, Egypt's antiquities ...

(AP) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:13:42 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007 file photo, Egypt's antiquities chief Dr. Zahi Hawass, center, supervises the removal of King Tut from his stone sarcophagus in his underground tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. Egypt will soon reveal the results of DNA tests made on the world's most famous ancient king, the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun, to answer lingering mysteries over his lineage, said the antiquities department Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, Pool, File)

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007 file photo, Egypt's antiquities ...

(AP) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:13:18 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007 file photo, Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass speaks at the moving of the linen-wrapped mummy of King Tut from his stone sarcophagus in his underground tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. Egypt will soon reveal the results of DNA tests made on the world's most famous ancient king, the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun, to answer lingering mysteries over his lineage, said the antiquities department Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, Pool, File)

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007 file photo, the sarcophagus ...

(AP) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:10:56 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007 file photo, the sarcophagus of King Tut is placed back in his underground tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. Egypt will soon reveal the results of DNA tests made on the world's most famous ancient king, the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun, to answer lingering mysteries over his lineage, said the antiquities department Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

A view of the village of Aguas Calientes with the flooded Vilcanota ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:15:33 GMT

(AFP/File) - A view of the village of Aguas Calientes with the flooded Vilcanota river, near Machu Picchu archaeological site in Cuzco, Peru on January 28. Heavy flooding in southern Peru, which trapped thousands of tourists visiting the Inca city of Machu Picchu, has killed 20 and left at least five missing, Peru's Civil Defense force said Saturday.(AFP/File)

Tourists board an Argentine forces airplane to leave Cuzco city ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:54:30 GMT

(Reuters) - Tourists board an Argentine forces airplane to leave Cuzco city after being rescued from Machu Picchu in Cuzco Aztete airport January 30, 2010. Hundreds of tourists emerged from a gruelling 28-mile (45 km) trek along Peru's Inca trail on Thursday to find the ancient Machu Picchu ruins cut off by floods and mudslides, and joined the 1,200 or so travellers waiting to be airlifted out. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo(PERU - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS TRAVEL)

Tourists board an Argentine forces airplane to leave Cuzco city ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:54:26 GMT

Tourists board an Argentine forces airplane to leave Cuzco city ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:47:17 GMT

Tourists board an Argentine forces airplane to leave Cuzco city ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:44:45 GMT

Australian soldiers carry the coffin of a fellow comrade, killed ...

(AP) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:50:17 GMT

(AP) - Australian soldiers carry the coffin of a fellow comrade, killed during the World War I during a ceremony of re-burials in Fromelles, northern France, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. Archaeologists have begun excavating a cluster of mass graves in northern France that contain the remains of some hundreds of Australian and British soldiers who perished at the WWI battle of Fromelles in July 1916. Ninety-three years after they fell in the battle of Fromelles, the first of the Australian and British soldiers is buried with full military honors at a ceremony in France. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

Australian soldiers carry the coffin of a fellow comrade, killed ...

(AP) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:26:07 GMT

Australian soldiers carry the coffin of a fellow comrade, killed ...

(AP) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:25:45 GMT

Australian soldiers carry the coffin of a fellow comrade, killed ...

(AP) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:24:59 GMT

Foreign tourists help to fill sandbags to contain floodwaters ...

(AFP/Andina) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:53:56 GMT

(AFP/Andina) - Foreign tourists help to fill sandbags to contain floodwaters of the Vilcanota river in Cusco. Peruvian authorities successfully completed the evacuation of thousands of tourists stranded for days by mudslides and flooding near Machu Picchu, a minister said.(AFP/Andina)

A man uses a loud speaker to organize the evacuation of tourists ...

(AFP/Andina) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:53:56 GMT

(AFP/Andina) - A man uses a loud speaker to organize the evacuation of tourists in Aguas Calientes, in Cuzco region, Peru. Peruvian authorities successfully completed the evacuation of thousands of tourists stranded for days by mudslides and flooding near Machu Picchu, a minister said.(AFP/Andina)

Foreign tourists queue to be evacuated in Aguas Calientes, in ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:13:15 GMT

(AFP/File) - Foreign tourists queue to be evacuated in Aguas Calientes, in Cusco region, near the Machu Picchu archeological site on January 28. Peru was completing helicopter evacuations of 2,500 tourists stranded by mudslides at its famed Machu Picchu ruins, despite resistance from foreign backpackers who wanted to stay, the tourism minister said Friday.(AFP/File)

Tourists wait at the train station for evacuation by helicopter ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:44:42 GMT

(Reuters) - Tourists wait at the train station for evacuation by helicopter in Machu Picchu January 29, 2010. Hundreds of tourists emerged from a gruelling 28 mile (45 km) trek along Peru's Inca trail on Thursday to find the ancient Machu Picchu ruins cut off by floods and mudslides, and joined the 1,200 or so travellers waiting to be airlifted out. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

Peru's President Alan Garcia looks through a window while ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:09:15 GMT

(Reuters) - Peru's President Alan Garcia looks through a window while flying over the flooded areas at Machu Picchu, in Cuzco, January 29, 2010. Hundreds of tourists emerged from a gruelling 45 km (28 mile) trek along Peru's Inca trail on Thursday to find the ancient Machu Picchu ruins cut off by floods and mudslides, and joined the 1,200 or so travellers waiting to be airlifted out. REUTERS/Oscar Farje/Government Palace/Handout (PERU - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

Peru's President Alan Garcia (C), accompanied by ministers, ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:08:05 GMT

(Reuters) - Peru's President Alan Garcia (C), accompanied by ministers, inspects the flooded areas in Cuzco, January 29, 2010. Hundreds of tourists emerged from a gruelling 45 km (28 mile) trek along Peru's Inca trail on Thursday to find the ancient Machu Picchu ruins cut off by floods and mudslides, and joined the 1,200 or so travellers waiting to be airlifted out. REUTERS/Oscar Farje/Government Palace/Handout (PERU - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

An aerial view of the Machu Picchu ruins is seen during a flight ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:08:03 GMT

(Reuters) - An aerial view of the Machu Picchu ruins is seen during a flight over the flooded areas in Cuzco, January 29, 2010. Hundreds of tourists emerged from a gruelling 45 km (28 mile) trek along Peru's Inca trail on Thursday to find the ancient Machu Picchu ruins cut off by floods and mudslides, and joined the 1,200 or so travellers waiting to be airlifted out. REUTERS/Oscar Farje/Government Palace/Handout (PERU - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

Peruvian soldiers help tourists board a helicopter as they evacuate ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:03:34 GMT

(Reuters) - Peruvian soldiers help tourists board a helicopter as they evacuate Machu Picchu, January 29, 2010. Hundreds of tourists emerged from a gruelling 45 km (28 mile) trek along Peru's Inca trail on Thursday to find the ancient Machu Picchu ruins cut off by floods and mudslides, and joined the 1,200 or so travellers waiting to be airlifted out. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Residents sit next to closed stalls in a market in Machu Picchu ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:13:41 GMT

(Reuters) - Residents sit next to closed stalls in a market in Machu Picchu town, January 29, 2010, after tourists were evacuated. Hundreds of tourists emerged from a gruelling 28 mile (45 km) trek along Peru's Inca trail on Thursday to find the ancient Machu Picchu ruins cut off by floods and mudslides, and joined the 1,200 or so travellers waiting to be airlifted out. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

Peruvian police patrol as tourists wait on train roads for evacuation ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:10:35 GMT

(Reuters) - Peruvian police patrol as tourists wait on train roads for evacuation by helicopters from Machu Picchu January 29, 2010. Hundreds of tourists emerged from a gruelling 28-mile (45 km) trek along Peru's Inca trail on Thursday to find the ancient Machu Picchu ruins cut off by floods and mudslides, and joined the 1,200 or so travellers waiting to be airlifted out. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

Peruvian police patrol as tourists wait on train roads for evacuation ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:10:34 GMT

Peruvian police assist tourists waiting on train roads for evacuation ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:10:31 GMT

(Reuters) - Peruvian police assist tourists waiting on train roads for evacuation by helicopters from Machu Picchu January 29, 2010. Hundreds of tourists emerged from a gruelling 28-mile (45 km) trek along Peru's Inca trail on Thursday to find the ancient Machu Picchu ruins cut off by floods and mudslides, and joined the 1,200 or so travellers waiting to be airlifted out. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

Tourists wait to board helicopters evacuating them from Machu ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:59:54 GMT

(Reuters) - Tourists wait to board helicopters evacuating them from Machu Picchu January 29, 2010. Hundreds of tourists emerged from a gruelling 28-mile (45 km) trek along Peru's Inca trail on Thursday to find the ancient Machu Picchu ruins cut off by floods and mudslides, and joined the 1,200 or so travellers waiting to be airlifted out. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

Tourists celebrate landing in Cuzco airport after their evacuation ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:45:44 GMT

(Reuters) - Tourists celebrate landing in Cuzco airport after their evacuation from Machu Picchu, January 29, 2010. Hundreds of tourists emerged from a gruelling 45 km (28 mile) trek along Peru's Inca trail on Thursday to find the ancient Machu Picchu ruins cut off by floods and mudslides, and joined the 1,200 or so travellers waiting to be airlifted out. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

Tourist wait on roads to board helicopters evacuating them from ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Tourist wait on roads to board helicopters evacuating them from Machu Picchu, January 29, 2010. Hundreds of tourists emerged from a gruelling 45 km (28 mile) trek along Peru's Inca trail on Thursday to find the ancient Machu Picchu ruins cut off by floods and mudslides, and joined the 1,200 or so travellers waiting to be airlifted out. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

Argentine tourists celebrate onboard the helicopter evacuating ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:29:35 GMT

(Reuters) - Argentine tourists celebrate onboard the helicopter evacuating them from Machu Picchu, January 29, 2010. Hundreds of tourists emerged from a gruelling 45 km (28 mile) trek along Peru's Inca trail on Thursday to find the ancient Machu Picchu ruins cut off by floods and mudslides, and joined the 1,200 or so travellers waiting to be airlifted out. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

Argentine tourists watch the landscape onboard the helicopter ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:26:21 GMT

(Reuters) - Argentine tourists watch the landscape onboard the helicopter evacuating them from Machu Picchu, January 29, 2010. Hundreds of tourists emerged from a gruelling 45 km (28 mile) trek along Peru's Inca trail on Thursday to find the ancient Machu Picchu ruins cut off by floods and mudslides, and joined the 1,200 or so travellers waiting to be airlifted out. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

Argentine tourists celebrate inside the helicopter evacuating ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:21:56 GMT

(Reuters) - Argentine tourists celebrate inside the helicopter evacuating them from Machu Picchu to Cuzco January 29, 2010. Hundreds of tourists emerged from a gruelling 45 km (28 mile) trek along Peru's Inca trail on Thursday to find the ancient Machu Picchu ruins cut off by floods and mudslides, and joined the 1,200 or so travellers waiting to be airlifted out. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

Tourist take pictures as they board a helicopter to evacuate ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:04:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Tourist take pictures as they board a helicopter to evacuate Machu Picchu, January 29, 2010. Hundreds of tourists emerged from a gruelling 45 km (28 mile) trek along Peru's Inca trail on Thursday to find the ancient Machu Picchu ruins cut off by floods and mudslides, and joined the 1,200 or so travellers waiting to be airlifted out. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

A tourist celebrates as she boards a helicopter to evacuate ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:01:27 GMT

(Reuters) - A tourist celebrates as she boards a helicopter to evacuate Machu Picchu, January 29, 2010. Hundreds of tourists emerged from a gruelling 45 km (28 mile) trek along Peru's Inca trail on Thursday to find the ancient Machu Picchu ruins cut off by floods and mudslides, and joined the 1,200 or so travellers waiting to be airlifted out. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

A tourist cries as she prepares to board a helicopter to evacuate ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:52:43 GMT

(Reuters) - A tourist cries as she prepares to board a helicopter to evacuate Machu Picchu, January 29, 2010. Hundreds of tourists emerged from a gruelling 45 km (28 mile) trek along Peru's Inca trail on Thursday to find the ancient Machu Picchu ruins cut off by floods and mudslides, and joined the 1,200 or so travellers waiting to be airlifted out. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS DISASTER)

Argentine tourists celebrate as they land in Cuzco airport after ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:48:25 GMT

(Reuters) - Argentine tourists celebrate as they land in Cuzco airport after being evacuated from Machu Picchu, January 29, 2010. Hundreds of tourists emerged from a gruelling 45 km (28 mile) trek along Peru's Inca trail on Thursday to find the ancient Machu Picchu ruins cut off by floods and mudslides, and joined the 1,200 or so travellers waiting to be airlifted out. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

An Argentine tourist celebrates as she lands in Cuzco airport ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:46:05 GMT

(Reuters) - An Argentine tourist celebrates as she lands in Cuzco airport after being evacuated from Machu Picchu January 29, 2010. Hundreds of tourists emerged from a gruelling 28-mile (45 km) trek along Peru's Inca trail on Thursday to find the ancient Machu Picchu ruins cut off by floods and mudslides, and joined the 1,200 or so travellers waiting to be airlifted out. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU)

Foreign tourists take cover as a helicopter takes off while ...

(AP) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:32:10 GMT

(AP) - Foreign tourists take cover as a helicopter takes off while waiting their turn to be evacuated from the Machu Picchu Pueblo archeological site in Cuzco, Peru Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. Peruvian authorities are hoping to evacuate the last tourists stranded after heavy rains and mudslides in Peru blocked the train route to Machu Picchu, but the Inca citadel is likely to stay closed for weeks even if the weather improves.(AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Peruvian Army soldiers evacuate foreign tourists from the Machu ...

(AP) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:47:46 GMT

(AP) - Peruvian Army soldiers evacuate foreign tourists from the Machu Picchu archeological site in Cuzco, Peru Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. Peruvian authorities are hoping to evacuate the last tourists stranded after heavy rains and mudslides in Peru blocked the train route to Machu Picchu, but the Inca citadel is likely to stay closed for weeks even if the weather improves.(AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

A Peruvian Army soldier guides foreign tourists waiting to be ...

(AP) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:35:22 GMT

(AP) - A Peruvian Army soldier guides foreign tourists waiting to be evacuated by helicopter from the Machu Picchu Pueblo archeological site in Cuzco, Peru Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. Peruvian authorities are hoping to evacuate the last tourists stranded after heavy rains and mudslides in Peru blocked the train route to Machu Picchu, but the Inca citadel is likely to stay closed for weeks even if the weather improves.(AP Photo/Martin Mejia)