Machu Picchu

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Peru – Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel situated on a mountain ridge 2,430 metres // 7,970 feet above sea level, located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District above the Sacred Valley, which is 80 kilometers // 50 miles northwest of Cusco. // Machu Picchu es una ciudadela inca del siglo XV situada en una cresta montañosa a 2,430 metros // 7,970 pies sobre el nivel del mar, ubicada en la Región de Cusco, Provincia de Urubamba, Distrito de Machupicchu sobre el Valle Sagrado, que está a 80 kilómetros // 50 millas al noroeste de Cusco.

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The main cultural event at Machu Picchu is Inti Raymi, the Festival of the Sun, celebrated annually on June 24.

Key Links
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Headlines
Rocks on train tracks strand 900 Machu Picchu tourists amid protest -The Guardian
Road Project to Improve Access to Peru’s Machu Picchu Site – Engineering News-Record
Can Peru’s beloved dish help save Machu Picchu?
Unesco demands answers from Peru over impact of new Machu Picchu airport
International Protests Mount As Peru Moves Ahead With New Airport Near Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu: Fury over plans for new multi-billion pound airport next to ancient Inca citadel

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Facebook
Homenaje al Santuario Histórico de Machupicchu
https://www.facebook.com/KhipuOfficial – Feria Educativa y de Competencias Laborales

Elsewhere on the Web
Tours a Machu Picchu en Bus
Baruch College History Professor Mark Rice Wins Fulbright for Research in Peru

Tours
Evolution Treks
Llama Expeditions
Vamos Expeditions – Facebook
waykitrek.net

Porters
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Archives
Machu Picchu: Consecration or Desecration – Carol Cumes
King of Trails – Protecting Macchu Picchu – Ulf Carlsson
One Trail, Many Paths: Macchu Picchu Revisted – Steve Rinder
In the shadow of Machu Picchu – Megan Epler Wood

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