Machu Picchu makeover.(The Beat)

From: Environmental Health Perspectives | Date: February 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

The World Bank announced a $5 million loan in September 2004 to go toward protecting the area around Machu Picchu, one of Peru's main tourist and cultural areas and a World Heritage Site. The Peruvian government is contributing an additional $3.2 million for the project, which will work to develop sustainable tourism initiatives, reduce pollution at the site, and improve environmental management in the ...

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