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FARFAN 17
04 Apr 2006, 04:50 PM
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12113285/site/newsweek/
A list of the most endangered Wonders of the World, Machu Picchu is on the cover of Newsweek :cool:
Machu Picchu, Peru
The ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu is in danger of becoming a victim of its own popularity. Built around 1460 and discovered by American historian Hiram Bingham in 1911, the breathtaking and well-preserved mountain ruins have become Peru's most popular tourist attraction, drawing half a million visitors every year. The site's 200 buildings, located in a geological fault zone, are in a precarious position to begin with. Constant foot traffic has made matters worse, wearing down and destabilizing the ancient stone foundations. Development near the site is exacerbating the problem of landslides, which threaten to dislodge Machu Picchu from its alpine perch. To stem the tide, Peru recently limited the number of visitors to 500 per day and closes the site for one month every year to repair damaged trails. But that may be too little too late. :(
Garcia
04 Apr 2006, 06:29 PM
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12113285/site/newsweek/
A list of the most endangered Wonders of the World, Machu Picchu is on the cover of Newsweek :cool:
Machu Picchu, Peru
The ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu is in danger of becoming a victim of its own popularity. Built around 1460 and discovered by American historian Hiram Bingham in 1911, the breathtaking and well-preserved mountain ruins have become Peru's most popular tourist attraction, drawing half a million visitors every year. The site's 200 buildings, located in a geological fault zone, are in a precarious position to begin with. Constant foot traffic has made matters worse, wearing down and destabilizing the ancient stone foundations. Development near the site is exacerbating the problem of landslides, which threaten to dislodge Machu Picchu from its alpine perch. To stem the tide, Peru recently limited the number of visitors to 500 per day and closes the site for one month every year to repair damaged trails. But that may be too little too late. :(
I am going for the second time this summer!
Oh, that isn't gonna help, is it? :o
What would you do to find a solution?
What would be your overall goal?
The Galapagos limits people, too, right?
Dominican Lou
04 Apr 2006, 06:52 PM
And EVERYBODY wants to go to Machu Picchu. I was talking to this girl yesterday and she said she's going to Peru next year and couldn't wait to go there.
Some guy overheard us and was like "Oooooh, I'd LOVE to go"
If they get a good engineer to work out a way to keep it from falling apart, they can continue to rake in the money.
BorrachoNJ
04 Apr 2006, 07:09 PM
i'm ashamed to admit that i've never been to MP...
my drunk ass only stayed in lima for the girls and bars and :D
Guti™
04 Apr 2006, 07:21 PM
i'm ashamed to admit that i've never been to MP...
my drunk ass only stayed in lima for the girls and bars and :D
Same here :(
jlscrub
04 Apr 2006, 08:52 PM
i'm ashamed to admit that i've never been to MP...
my drunk ass only stayed in lima for the girls and bars and :D
me neither. oh well.
I wonder if I go there, if it will change me.
BorrachoNJ
04 Apr 2006, 08:55 PM
me neither. oh well.
I wonder if I go there, if it will change me.
why the hell not?
some coca leaves in the tea, make the hike, get to the top and do the Incan dance :D
FARFAN 17
04 Apr 2006, 09:21 PM
I've been there! I was in my mother womb while she went to Cusco, but I don't know if they ever climbed to Machu Picchu :confused:
BorrachoNJ
04 Apr 2006, 10:03 PM
riot going on right now in Borough Park, Brooklyn :eek:
and keso's out riding his tricyle:D
Visca...
04 Apr 2006, 10:49 PM
keso tiene triciclo, bicicleta o moped?:D
LN-Jonas
04 Apr 2006, 11:19 PM
keso tiene triciclo, bicicleta o moped?:D
http://www.lebenstraum-weltreise.de/images/San_Ignacio_019.jpg
Caligula. ;)
KesOne
05 Apr 2006, 11:13 PM
Even I've been to MP :rolleyes: I'm confirmed Incan ;)
Visca...
06 Apr 2006, 09:56 AM
Even I've been to MP :rolleyes: I'm confirmed Incan ;)
You went as a tourist. :p
KesOne
06 Apr 2006, 10:00 AM
You went as a tourist. :p
Still confirmed :D
Visca...
06 Apr 2006, 10:03 AM
keso, how's the Wrestlemania download?
Slow as shit I suppose?
KesOne
06 Apr 2006, 10:11 AM
keso, how's the Wrestlemania download?
Slow as shit I suppose?
Se acabo :D
Visca...
06 Apr 2006, 10:24 AM
Se acabo :D
You got done downloading?
Shit, I better get on them seeds.
KesOne
06 Apr 2006, 10:46 AM
You got done downloading?
Shit, I better get on them seeds.
Yeah you better hurry.
BorrachoNJ
07 Apr 2006, 04:26 PM
there's like 6 or 7 fools online here right now....don't you all work?:D
Visca...
07 Apr 2006, 04:29 PM
there's like 6 or 7 fools online here right now....don't you all work?:D
we're Peruvians. :D