Record breaking 1.1 million tourists visited Machu Picchu in 2012
Visitors to Peru’s most famous archeological site, the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu, surpassed one million tourists for the first time ever in 2012.
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Peru Scrabble® Tour & Tournament Oct. 4 – 12, 2013
[Originally published February 14, 2013] Two things that Rich Baker is passionate about are travel and Scrabble®.
Peru rejects French explorer’s bid to dig up evidence of Machu Picchu Inca tomb
[Originally published February 10, 2013] Contained in the official Machu Picchu Master Plan is an intriguing theory by Peruvian archaeologist Luis G. Lumbreras. He posits that the iconic Inca citadel is in fact Patallaqta, a “Royal Mausoleum” built — much like the Egyptian pyramids were for the ancient pharaohs — to venerate the Ninth Inca Pachacutec after his death.
Momentum mounting for stronger laws to protect Peru’s endangered Andean Condor
[Originally published January 9, 2013] In pre-Hispanic times, the Andean Condor was known as “Apu Kuntur,” a divine messenger from Inti, the Sun God.
Inca Rail merger with Andean Railways to broaden train options to Machu Picchu
[Originally published December 21, 2012] Train passengers will have broader options to get to Machu Picchu starting in 2013 now that the merger between Inca Rail and Andean Railways has gotten the thumbs up from government transportation regulators.