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The wonders of Machu Picchu

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Machu Picchu is set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley. Photo: Katat Ho.
A plane takes off from Cuzco to Lima, a popular route that takes tourists from the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu to the capital on the Pacific Coast. Photo: Reuters
Machu Picchu attracts 5,600 visitors each day, more than double the limit recommended by Unesco. Photo: Katat Ho.
With plans for a new airport, the number of tourists visiting Machu Picchu could jump to 22,000, and global bodies have condemned the project. Photo: AFP
The Sacred Valley of the Incas, the ruins of the old Inca city of Machu Picchu. Photo: Corbis
Llamas on a road above Machu Picchu. Photo: Corbis
Tourists board a train from a station between Cuzco and Machu Picchu. Photo: AFP
Under a Unesco mandate, daily entries to Machu Picchu are limited to 2,500, which has affected tourists hoping to buy a ticket locally to visit Peru's most recognised archeological landmark. Photo: AFP
Peruvians and tourists wait while a train on its way to Machu Picchu has its way blocked. Photo: AFP
The ruins of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu lit up on July 7, 2011 during a commemorative celebration marking the centennial of its discovery. Photo: AFP
Passengers on a train en route to Machu Picchu. Photo: Katat Ho.
Machu Picchu in the early morning light. Photo: Shutterstock
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Machu Picchu is set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley. Photo:...Machu Picchu is set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley. Photo: Katat Ho.
July 23, 2019
Photos

The wonders of Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu, the ancient citadel high up in Peru’s Andes mountains, was rediscovered by American...

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Machu Picchu is set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley. Photo: Katat Ho.
A plane takes off from Cuzco to Lima, a popular route that takes tourists from the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu to the capital on the Pacific Coast. Photo: Reuters
Machu Picchu attracts 5,600 visitors each day, more than double the limit recommended by Unesco. Photo: Katat Ho.
With plans for a new airport, the number of tourists visiting Machu Picchu could jump to 22,000, and global bodies have condemned the project. Photo: AFP
The Sacred Valley of the Incas, the ruins of the old Inca city of Machu Picchu. Photo: Corbis
Llamas on a road above Machu Picchu. Photo: Corbis
Tourists board a train from a station between Cuzco and Machu Picchu. Photo: AFP
Under a Unesco mandate, daily entries to Machu Picchu are limited to 2,500, which has affected tourists hoping to buy a ticket locally to visit Peru's most recognised archeological landmark. Photo: AFP
Peruvians and tourists wait while a train on its way to Machu Picchu has its way blocked. Photo: AFP
The ruins of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu lit up on July 7, 2011 during a commemorative celebration marking the centennial of its discovery. Photo: AFP
Passengers on a train en route to Machu Picchu. Photo: Katat Ho.
Machu Picchu in the early morning light. Photo: Shutterstock
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Machu Picchu is set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley. Photo: Katat Ho.
A plane takes off from Cuzco to Lima, a popular route that takes tourists from the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu to the capital on the Pacific Coast. Photo: Reuters
Machu Picchu attracts 5,600 visitors each day, more than double the limit recommended by Unesco. Photo: Katat Ho.
With plans for a new airport, the number of tourists visiting Machu Picchu could jump to 22,000, and global bodies have condemned the project. Photo: AFP
The Sacred Valley of the Incas, the ruins of the old Inca city of Machu Picchu. Photo: Corbis
Llamas on a road above Machu Picchu. Photo: Corbis
Tourists board a train from a station between Cuzco and Machu Picchu. Photo: AFP
Under a Unesco mandate, daily entries to Machu Picchu are limited to 2,500, which has affected tourists hoping to buy a ticket locally to visit Peru's most recognised archeological landmark. Photo: AFP
Peruvians and tourists wait while a train on its way to Machu Picchu has its way blocked. Photo: AFP
The ruins of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu lit up on July 7, 2011 during a commemorative celebration marking the centennial of its discovery. Photo: AFP
Passengers on a train en route to Machu Picchu. Photo: Katat Ho.
Machu Picchu in the early morning light. Photo: Shutterstock
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