31
Jul

Machu Picchu: Threatened by Tourism?

   Posted by: Theodore Scott   in Articles, Environment, Travel

A news piece of mine titled Machu Picchu: Threatened by Tourism? was just posted by Ethical Traveler.

Deforestation, landslides, and urban development are threatening the site. The number of visiting tourists has more than doubled in the last ten years and is now at around 800,000 people.

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