Machu Picchu is the most popular tourist destination in South America receiving 955,741 million visitors in 2023, according to Peru’s Foreign Trade and Tourism Ministry.
June 4, 2024
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C.J. Schexnayder - Engineering News-Record
Reaching the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu is historically famous for its difficulty. The site’s remote location was a factor in the Spanish conquistadors overlooking it as they swept Peru for its riches. Archaeologist and politician Hiram Bingham had been seeking another “lost” Incan city when he happened across it in 1911.
Reprinted courtesy of C.J. Schexnayder, Engineering News-Record
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