Machu Picchu Under Threat from Pressures of Tourism
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In this National Geographic News article, read about the threat Peru's famed Machu Picchu faces as more than 300,000 people visit it annually. The 500-year-old structures built from blocks of granite chiseled from the mountainside are at risk due to the heavy number of visitors, and a massive landslide could also send the stone ruins crashing into the Urabamba River below. An informational sidebar and links to a photo gallery and related Web sites are also found on this page.
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