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'It would destroy it': new international airport for Machu Picchu sparks outrage
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1144" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/may/15/archaeologists-outraged-over-plans-for-machu-picchu-airport-chinchero" target="_blank"><strong>'It would destroy it': new international airport for Machu Picchu sparks outrage - The Guardian</strong></a></p><p></p><p><strong>Peruvian archaeologists decry new airport that would carry tourists directly to already fragile Inca citadel</strong></p><p></p><p>Among the Inca archeological sites that abound in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/peru" target="_blank">Peru</a>, none draw nearly as many tourists as the famed citadel of Machu Picchu. There were more than 1.5 million visitors in 2017, almost double the limit recommended by Unesco, putting a huge strain on the fragile ruins and local ecology.</p><p></p><p>Now, in a move that has drawn a mixture of horror and outrage from archaeologists, historians and locals, work has begun on clearing ground for a multibillion-dollar international airport, intended to jet tourists much closer to Machu Picchu .</p><p></p><p>Bulldozers are already scraping clear millions of tonnes of earth in Chinchero, a picturesque Inca town about 3,800 metres above sea level that is the gateway to the Sacred Valley. This area was once was the heartland of a civilisation that stretched from modern-day Colombia to Argentina, and in the 15th century was the world’s largest empire.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1144, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/may/15/archaeologists-outraged-over-plans-for-machu-picchu-airport-chinchero'][B]'It would destroy it': new international airport for Machu Picchu sparks outrage - The Guardian[/B][/URL] [B]Peruvian archaeologists decry new airport that would carry tourists directly to already fragile Inca citadel[/B] Among the Inca archeological sites that abound in [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/peru']Peru[/URL], none draw nearly as many tourists as the famed citadel of Machu Picchu. There were more than 1.5 million visitors in 2017, almost double the limit recommended by Unesco, putting a huge strain on the fragile ruins and local ecology. Now, in a move that has drawn a mixture of horror and outrage from archaeologists, historians and locals, work has begun on clearing ground for a multibillion-dollar international airport, intended to jet tourists much closer to Machu Picchu . Bulldozers are already scraping clear millions of tonnes of earth in Chinchero, a picturesque Inca town about 3,800 metres above sea level that is the gateway to the Sacred Valley. This area was once was the heartland of a civilisation that stretched from modern-day Colombia to Argentina, and in the 15th century was the world’s largest empire. [/QUOTE]
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