Making Machu Picchu: The Politics of Tourism in Twentieth-Century Peru

ISBN-13: 9781469643533 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 252 str.

Mark Rice

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Now designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Machu Picchu is the focus of Peru's tourism economy. Mark Rice's history of Machu Picchu in the twentieth century - from its "discovery" to today's travel boom - reveals how Machu Picchu was transformed into both a global travel destination and a powerful symbol of the Peruvian nation.