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Mountain Uses- Tourism
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- 1Mountain Uses - Tourism Machu PicchuLocation: SE of Lima in Cusco
- 2Key Info11th Century lost Inca City- cultural heritage site.
UNESCO World Heritage site.
1 mil visitors per year.
Large source of income to Peru's economy $15mi per year.
$50 per person to walk the Inca Trail - 3PositivesIncome to the area- money reinvested in services
Creates many jobs, directly and indirectly in tourism and the area. e.g. Belmond Sanctuary Lodge - 4NegativesErosion of footpaths by tourists
Local property prices increase
Many tourist jobs are low paid
Pollution and littering (water bottles on the Inca Trail) - 5SolutionsLimit Porters to only carrying 20kg of weight.
Inca Trail passes are limited to 500 people per day (including porters)
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- Case study facts for tourism in Machu Picchu, the Andes
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- Andrea Coley
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