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Fertur’s News for the New Year:
[Originally published December 22, 2010]
News
President García: Yale will return entire Machu Picchu collection
[Originally published November 20, 2010] Starting in early 2011, Yale University will begin to return all 46,632 fragments and artifacts taken from Machu Picchu nearly a century ago by American explorer Hiram Bingham, President Alan García announced late Friday.
Peruvian Congress pushes for new road access to Machu Picchu
[Originally published September 10, 2010] Peru’s Congress voted unanimously Thursday in support of building a new access road to Machu Picchu.
In a 75-0 vote, lawmakers declared that paving the narrow dirt roads connecting the towns of Ollantaytambo, Santa MarÃa and Santa Teresa, located northwest of Machu Picchu, is “a public necessity and a priority of national interest.”
Peru’s tourism sector and National Institute of Culture clash again over visitor limits to Machu Picchu
[Originally published September 7, 2010] UNESCO and Peru’s National Institute of Culture (INC) once again find themselves at odds with Peru’s private tourism sector over how many tourists should be allowed to enter Machu Picchu.
Peru’s plan to invest upwards of $417 million to build the Moche Trail
[Originally published September 2, 2010] Besides Cusco and Machu Picchu, what tourist destinations do travelers clamor to visit in Peru? What once in a lifetime vacation spots come to mind?