Peru opened the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after the World Heritage Site was closed for over seven months due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Jesse Katayama has been stuck in Peru since March when he bought a ticket for the tourist site just days before the country declared a health emergency.
He told a Peruvian newspaper he had only planned to spend three days in the area, but with flights cancelled and movement limited by the virus, he found himself stuck there for months.
On Saturday, Mr Katayama's dream of visiting Machu Picchu came true as Peru's Culture Minister Alejandro Neyra granted him access after he submitted a special request.