The second Powerpoint Made by Jake

1. How does tourism affect Machu Picchu? Machu Picchu is considered a UNESCO World Heritage site. This means that it has a special culture or physical significance. Due to this, more and more tourist are visiting the area.

2. Disadvantages of the tourism. In the late 1990’s, the Peruvian government wanted to destroy the local area by building a cable car, restaurant and tourist accommodation. These plans were protested against by all the local people worrying that these changes will put a burden on the local area.

3. What is being done? Although all the plans for the tourist attractions were overwritten, in 2006, the Peruvian government made further plans to move a large rock from the central plaza of Machu Picchu to make room for a helicopter landing pad. Again, the local public won on protest again.