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Susana Baca Minister of Culture (28 July 2011 to 11 December 2011)
September 12, 2011

Pressure mounts to increase Machu Picchu visitor limit ahead of UNESCO expert’s visit

[Originally published September 12, 2011] Peru’s Culture Minister Susana Baca warned that allowing a major daily increase in the number of  tourists to Machu Picchu could mean not only the deterioration of the Inca Citadel, but also risk the wrath…

UNESCO Chief: ‘Machu Picchu is a victim of its own success’
February 21, 2011

UNESCO Chief: ‘Machu Picchu is a victim of its own success’

As Peru prepares to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Hiram Bingham’s discovery of Machu Picchu, the chief of UNESCO, Irina…

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