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  2. Chinchero International Airport - Wikipedia

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    The airport project is opposed by archaeologists and local activists due to its potential to destroy historic landmarks and bring additional tourist traffic that would harm Machu Picchu. [12] In 2019, UNESCO called on Peru to cease plans for construction until a heritage impact study could be performed in regard to Machu Picchu, Cusco and the ...

  3. Machu Picchu - Wikipedia

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    Machu Picchu [a] is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain ridge at 2,430 meters (7,970 ft). [9] Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", [10] it is the most familiar icon of the Inca Empire.

  4. Sacred Valley - Wikipedia

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    The Incas are renowned for their precision in stone masonry. The architecture was a means of bringing order to untamed areas and the people of the Andes region. Machu Picchu, located in the Sacred Valley, is an example of the Incas adapting building strategies that acknowledge the topography of the area.

  5. Machu Picchu: Tourists stranded as violent protests continue ...

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    Violent protests disrupting tourism and trade across Peru persisted Thursday as a judge considered whether to keep the country's ex-president in custody while authorities build their case against ...

  6. Wildfires rage near Machu Picchu archaeological site [Video]

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    STORY: Footage showed forest brigades fighting the fire which, according to officials, has been difficult to control due to the inaccessibility of the area and the strong windsMachu Picchu's mayor ...

  7. Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport - Wikipedia

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    Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (IATA: CUZ, ICAO: SPZO) is an international airport located in the city of Cusco, in southeastern Peru.Cusco, a principal tourist attraction in Latin America, receives various domestic flights as well as some international flights.

  8. Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu - Wikipedia

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    The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu [2] is a protected area in Peru covering over 35,000 hectares. It includes the natural environment surrounding the Machu Picchu archaeological site, located in the rugged cloud forest of the Yungas on the eastern slope of the Peruvian Andes and along both banks of the Urubamba River, which flows northwest in this section.

  9. Donald Trump Slams Those Who Are Defending Luigi Mangione ...

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    Donald Trump is condemning the alleged actions of Luigi Mangione and the people who defend him.. In a Dec. 17 news conference, the president-elect, 78, denounced the man accused of killing ...