Tourism threatens Machu Picchu
L ‘UNESCO could soon enter Machu Picchu in the list of sites at risk, because in the last ten years the number of visitors who annually visit the Inca city in Peru, has increased to 800,000. This increase in visits was also due to the fact that the most famous tourist destination Peruvian was included last year between the seven wonders of the modern world.
The growing number of tourist facilities in the nearby town of Agues Calientes could soon undermine the protection of the site. The officials of UNESCO, meeting in Quebec City, Canada, in these days will discuss the meeting of world heritage, if put Manchu Picchu on the list of sites at risk.
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