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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Machu Picchu: A history of tourism

The path to the entrance of Machu Picchu can be difficult, and it's up to you if you make your way to migrate this popular tourist destination by plane, train and bus, or hiking through the mountains and to give up. It can be fascinating when you are there, but logistics is a god awful place, and it took some time after its discovery in the bustling tourist destination that we do today
Yes, despite their inherent inaccessibility were the ruins of Machu Picchu are firmly anchored in one of the most popular travel the world, attracting crowds from around the world in order to separate fog of cloud forest to admire the ancient ruins show peaks



Despite this site and the study of long-term popularity, people are still not sure what exactly was the purpose of this wonder of the world. Site construction began in 1400 and was once Peru had entered Spanish a century later it was abandoned. It was not until most of its rediscovery by Hiram Bingham, July 24, 1911, that attention has been paid on an international basis for the now-famous archaeological site
The jungle surrounding Machu Picchu was adopted on the side, and much time was needed to clear the vegetation cover. Subsequently it was examined, and most buildings rebuilt so that tourists would be a better visual comfort, such as the citadel is believed to have looked at the time of the Incas. The work is all the time, and only 30% of the restoration of Machu Picchu was made in 1976
Thank you to the fact that the Spaniards can not find the site, it was still intact compared to other ruins in Peru, despite the need for reconstruction. Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1983, he had already appointed a Peruvian Historical Sanctuary in 1981. In an international survey online in 2007, he was selected as one of the seven wonders of the world
Tourism in Machu Picchu was, for many decades due to the fact that removal of the miracle that made it expensive and difficult to reach weak. In addition, concerns about guerrilla activities was held in Peru in the 1980s of visitors who arrive in large numbers. It was to stop gradually, especially after the guerrilla conflict in 1999
In recent years, tourism has grown by leaps and bounds. An example is the classic Inca Trail, and the fact that the number of people trekking to Machu Picchu, it was 82,000 in 2000, was increased from 6,000 in 1984. Currently trekking to combine the numbers with the numbers being much more nearly a million visitors per year combined.
Due to the impact on the environment and the many tourists who visit the site, it is feared that this is more a risk of deterioration. In 2011, the Peruvian government has acted to access the site be limited to 2,500 people per day, although many people it is still too many. Because it is still an important part of the Peruvian economy, and much of the festival in the country, all the rumors that he might one day be closed to tourism unlikely


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