Machu Picchu, tourists world
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- Created on: 29-05-13 10:01
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- Machu Picchu
- Positive impacts of tourism
- Economic
- tourists spend money in the area
- Machu Picchu generates $40 million a year in income for the Peruvian Government
- Environmental
- Tourists pay $50 each to travel on the inca trail.
- Machu Picchu has been designated a World Heritage Site to protect it from large numbers of tourists.
- Social
- Porters since 2000 have been limited to carry a load of 25Kg
- Tourism provides jobs, opportunities to sell souvenirs this has improved the standard of living for the local people
- Economic
- Negative impacts of Tourism
- Economic
- hotels like Sanctuary Lodge, owned by Orient-Express, therefore much profit leaves Peru
- High paying jobs are done by foreigners not local people
- Environmental
- Garbage is thrown into River Urubamba
- Erosion is beginning to occur on the Inca Trail, due to pressure of 500 tourists a day. In 1998, 53,500 tourist walked the trail.
- social
- Locals were made to carry up to 50 Kg.
- Local villages are affected by Westerners clothes and wish to dress like them
- Economic
- Positive impacts of tourism
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