Machu Picchu has reopened after being closed nearly a month ago amid antigovernment protests. The move on Wednesday came after agreements between authorities in Peru with social groups and the local tourism industry to guarantee the security of the famed tourist attraction and transport services.

The closure of the Inca-era stone citadel in Peru’s southeastern jungle on Jan. 21, forced the government to airlift more than 400 tourists from Machu Picchu to the city of Cusco by helicopter.

Protests calling for the resignation of President Dina Boluarte and members of Peru’s Congress have shaken the region, including Cuzco, for more than two months and the demonstrations had caused a blockade of the train tracks leading to the stone citadel – an historic site that was built by the Incas in the 15th century as a religious sanctuary high in Andes Mountains.