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Tourism at Machu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has increased substantially, bringing both benefits and challenges to the local area. The Peruvian government previously proposed building attractions like a cable car and restaurant, but local people protested out of concern over the burden on their community. While some development plans were overturned, the government more recently attempted to move a rock to make way for helicopters, though the local public again successfully protested changes that could damage the site's cultural significance.
Machu picchu2
- 1. How does tourism affect Machu Picchu?Machu Picchu is considered a UNESCO World Heritage site. This means that it has a special culture or physical significance. Due to this, more and more tourist are visiting the area.
- 2. Disadvantages of the tourism.In the late 1990’s, the Peruvian government wanted to destroy the local area by building a cable car, restaurant and tourist accommodation. These plans were protested against by all the local people worrying that these changes will put a burden on the local area.
- 3. What is being done?Although all the plans for the tourist attractions were overwritten, in 2006, the Peruvian government made further plans to move a large rock from the central plaza of Machu Picchu to make room for a helicopter landing pad. Again, the local public won on protest again.