A group of Australian tourists stranded for nearly a week after being caught up in killer mudslides around Peru's Machu Picchu Inca ruins have all been rescued, their travel agent says.
And some plan to continue their holidays.
A group of 29 tourists, including 19 Australians, travelling with Victoria-based Intrepid Travel had been cut off since Sunday by flooding and mudslides which have caused havoc in the region.
They had been airlifted out in small groups throughout the week, with priority given to older tourists.
But the rescue efforts have been hampered by bad weather, leaving some to wait until Friday morning for rescue (overnight AEDT).
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"The remaining few travelling with us were airlifted out on Friday local time," an Intrepid Travel spokeswoman told AAP on Saturday.
"They're tired obviously but otherwise in good spirits."
They have been flown to Cusco, the capital of the region in southeast Peru.
The spokeswoman said the tourists would now decide whether they wanted to fly home or not.
Company staff have flown to the region to assist them.
But the spokeswoman confirmed at least some of the group were determined to continue their holiday.
They were among up to 2500 tourists left stranded in villages around Machu Picchu following heavy rain which caused the mudslides and flooding on January 24.
Train lines and other modes of transport have been rendered useless and the Machu Picchu ruins are expected to be closed for a number of weeks.
