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Machu Picchu Visitor Numbers Could Be Slashed
By Jon on 29/10/2003 11:23:56
The number of tourists permitted to visit the lost city at the head of the legendary Inca Trail may be halved to protect the ruins from damage
Machu Picchu, the 'lost' Inca City at the end of the Inca Trailmay be limited to 500 visitors a day according to the Guardian whogot the story from Peruvian paper, El Commercio.The Peruvian National Institute of Culture is reportedlyconsidering
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Rain Hits Inca Trail
By Jon on 27/01/2010 11:32:51
Mud slides caused by heavy rain have made access to the trail and Machu Picchu problematic.
A very quick heads up for any OMers in Peru and planning ontackling the Inca Trailin the near future, apparently flooding in the Cusco area has affectedthe trains in the area making accessto the trail and Machu Picchu problematic.The South American
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Inca City Damaged By 1,000lb Crane
By Jon on 19/09/2000 15:42:00
Part of Machu Picchu has been damaged during the filming of a beer commercial
A vitally important artifact forming part of Machu Picchu - the'Lost City of The Incas' - has been damaged when a 1,000lb crane fellover during the filming of a beer commercial.The Intihuatana, popularly known as the 'Hitching Post Of The Sun'is a
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Inca City In Landslide Danger
By Jon on 08/03/2001 09:20:00
Machu Picchu could be engulfed by a 300-foot landslide say ever optimistic scientists
Machu Picchu, the so-called 'lost city of the Incas' in Peru is indanger of being engulfed by landslides according to a report in thecurrent issue of New Scientist Magazine.The story has been picked up by both TheTimes and TheTelegraph and the gist
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Inca Trail Trekkers Trapped By Mudslides
By Jon on 13/04/2004 10:05:07
Trekkers on the Inca Trail were among approximately 1500 people marooned by mudslides that killed an estimated 11 local people after heavy rain in Peru.
Trekkers who'd completed the classic Inca Trail in Peru were amongan estimated 1,000 plus toourists stranded at the 'lost' Inca city ofMachu Picchu after it was cut off by mudslides at the weekend.Heavy rain triggered the two serious mudslides
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Observer Discovers Inca Trail...
By Jon on 15/10/2003 10:08:34
Last week's Observer Travel section included an account of Peru's classic Inca Trail trek by eco-political writer Will Hutton, worth a quick coffee-break browse we reckon
Okay, it's not exactly news, but Sunday's Observer carried anaccount of an Inca Trail trek by none other than Will 'the statewe're in' Hutton.Apart from some weird pronouncements about how UK waterproofjackets won't keep Andean rain out for more than a couple of hours -news to us...
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Helicopter Rescue For Inca Trail Trekkers
By Jon on 29/01/2010 12:25:10
Thousands of trekkers and travellers lifted out as floods cause Peruvian chaos.
The BBCis reporting that around 1400 tourists and trekkers have been airliftedto safety from near Machu Picchu in Peru after being stranded by floodsand mud-slides that have hit road and rail links in the area.It follows on from Wanderlust reports a
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Off To Peru - Read This
By Jon on 08/12/2004 12:07:25
The Inka Port Project is urging trekkers on the Inca Trail to follow a set of basic guidelines to help improve the lot of heavily exploited porters working on the trail.
The Inka Porter Project, a voluntary organisation which supportsporters working on the Inca Trail, is urging anyone planning a visitto the classic route to take some basic steps to ensure that they'renot contributing to the plight of local porters.As we found when we trekked the ...
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Trek The Inca Trail And Support Peruvian Porters
By Jon on 01/03/2005 12:02:57
A fundraising trek with a difference, trek the Inca Trail and the money you raise goes directly to help the Inka Porter Project, a charity working to improve pay and conditions for local porters in Peru.
Project, a charity which isworking to improve pay and conditions for the local Peruvian portersworking on the Inca Trail.The IPP's latest development is a port-training centre which hasjust opened in the small town of Ollantaytambo not far from MachuPicchu
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By Joanne Lane on 05/09/2008 17:14:35
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