Tourists robbed on Peru's Inca trail

Eight Britons were among 13 tourists robbed by armed assailants wearing ski masks as they camped on Peru’s famed Inca Trail, authorities said today.

The robbers, dressed in dark clothing, entered the tents of the tourists and tied up 21 porters during the incident shortly before midnight on Monday, said Antonio Terrazas, spokesman for Peru’s National Institute of Culture.