The peak rush hour train to Machu Picchu.

From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: July 21, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: DONALD TRELFORD

EVERY day Peru's Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas, is rediscovered by at least 1,000 tourists who are slowly destroying one of the wonders of the world.

More people now come to this sacred citadel in a week than ever lived there in its 15th-century prime.

And the attempt to improve facilities for international visitors - better hotels, a helicopter service and a planned cable car to replace the bus trip up the mountain - have only made the wear and tear worse.

It's easy to see why so many want to flock here, for every kind of ...

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