New Inca Trail will turn Huayopata into a tourism
destination in Cusco
The new Inca Trail, which connects the districts of Huayopata and Machu
Picchu in Cusco, become the first in a new tourist
destination and will stimulate the local economy, today
reported the mayor, Marcial Álvarez Miranda.
"It is an excellent opportunity for our district, as it
will develop such an important activity such as tourism. The
expectation is high, "He said the newly discovered route by 11
young explorers in the area, will require adaptation works and
value, in order to make it accessible for visitors seeking a
new way to reach Machu Picchu. To
do this, go ahead and manage the evaluation and implementation
of projects to Copesco Plan authorities and other
institutions. The municipal authorities estimated
that improvement work of the new Inca trail could begin
next year after the end of the rainy season (from May or June).On
September 15 a group of young climbers from Huayopata began
the tour of the new Inca Trail to the Mandor sector in the
district of Machu Picchu,
which they claimed to do in six days. On the way
they found paved roads and small buildings that would be of the
Inca or Tahuantinsuyo.
Huayopata is on the road to Quillbabamba city, capital of the
province of La Convención. It has more than 5,700 people,
according to the 2007 national census.
Machu Picchu - Cusco - Peru News
Tue 27 Sep
Discover a new alternative route of the Inca Trail
On
September 15 a group of 11 young people began the journey of
what would be a new Inca trail that leads to
Machu Picchu. "After six
days, the group successfully arrived (Tuesday 20) to Machu Picchu and
we have reported finding archeological sites and sections of
high ecological value," he said. The expedition was received
with a festive atmosphere by locals.
Young people, who are part of an advanced expedition, came to
the area of Mandor,
Machu Picchu, where they were assisted by personnel from
the local community who had received the information that
they were lost. The road would last about 6 days, which
connects Huayopata district in the province of the
Convention, with the district of Machu
Picchu, in the province of Urubamba.
This is because passengers opened an alternative route, where
they met with paved roads, vizcachas, spectacled bears and small
buildings, said the Mayor of Machu
Picchu, Oscar Valencia.
It should be noted that rumors of a new Inca Trail has been
taking a long time, but until now was only a myth. Now, because
of this discovery, the mayor announced he will sign an agreement
with the municipality to form an expedition to Huayopata to give more
details on this new route, thus seeking to promote tourism use,
without problems, this will start on the 2nd
of October.
Machu Picchu - Cusco - Peru News
Fri 23 Sep
Study presented Today a study about a plan of use plan of Machu
Picchu by Cusco world experts will be presented today
A
study on the use of the park Machu
Picchu, which addresses the capacity of the sanctuary, will
be presented today to local and foreign experts in the
VI International Tourism Convention, held in Cusco.
The head of the Regional Directorate of Foreign Trade
and Tourism (Dircetur) Cusco, Víctor Hugo Pérez Cevallos,
said that experts will be attending such as Ana Garcia Pando,
the WorldTourism Organization (UNWTO, Don Hawkins, George Washington University,
VictorGorga, a consultant in tourism of Spain. In addition
David Parra Bozzano, tourism consultant in Ecuador, Hector Ceballos-Lascurain, environmental architect of
Mexico and Portugal Roberto del Castillo, an international
consultant in tourism in Peru. Perez Cevallos said that
the study to be released today was prepared by the Dircetur,
with the participation of national experts and European
and Latin American experts. The paper addresses the capacity of
the historic sanctuary of Machu Picchu (currently 2,500
people a day), Cultural and Natural Heritage Site and one of the
seven new wonders of the world. "It contains very interesting
proposals, it is not as simple as that and say how
many come out. It is a technical proposal that ensures
the conservation and wise use of
Machu Picchu, "he
said. The VI International Tourism Convention was organized by
the regional government and the Destination Management Organisation (DMO)
Cusco, as part of the activities for the South
Andean department tourist months. Other topics to be
discussed at the event are the quality of asset
management, competitiveness and sustainability, managing world
heritage and competitiveness of the destination. The event
also involved representatives from the Ministry of
Culture, National Service of Protected Areas by the State (Sernanp),
Chamber of Commerce of Cusco, the Regional Office of Economic
Affairs and Tourism sector unions.
Machu Picchu - Cusco - Peru News
Wed 14 Sep
Specialists and intellectuals will discuss the sanctity and
history of Machu Picchu
Specialists
and intellectuals will discuss the sanctity and history of Machu Picchu, Peru's
tourism icon, in a conference to be held from 4 to 7 October
in the city of Cusco, informed the Regional Office of Culture (DRC).
David Ugarte Vega Centeno, director of the DRC Cusco, said the conference
is called "Machu Picchu, sacred, history
and present" with the participation of scholars like Ruth Shady,
Mariana Mould de Pease, Manuel Burga, Federico Kauffman,
Jorge Flores, ManuelDammert and Fernando Astete. The former
director of the National Library of Peru, Sinesio Lopez, will
speak on "Machu Picchu:
citizenship and Peru." Ugarte said the inauguration, scheduled
for October 4 at 18:30 pm, will be in charge of the
archaeologist Luis Lumbreras, who will offer a keynote address on the
historic sanctuary declared Cultural and Natural Heritage Site
by Unesco and wonder the world. He said he also attended by
representatives of regional government, Universidad Nacional SanAntonio Abad
del Cusco, professional associations, the National Service of
Protected Areas by the State (Sernanp) and other entities.
The Congress, whose membership is free upon registration, will
be held in the convention center of the provincial municipality of Cusco (1.650 kilometers
southeast ofLima). Ugarte said that the event does not evaluate or agree
to modifications on the capacity of Machu Picchu, because
"it is the instance or the appropriate mechanism for this type
of decisions involving the management of cultural heritage." He
confirmed that this work is carried out by specialized
technicians and equipment also are expected to have the support of
Unesco.
Machu Picchu - Cusco - Peru News
Thu 08 Sep
Pieces of Machu Picchu exhibited at Casa Concha from October
6
The
more than 360 pieces of Machu
Picchu returned by the U.S. university of Yale will be on
display from October 6 at Casa Concha Cuzco in
southeastern Peru, authorities announced toda.The rector of the
Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad of Cusco, Victor Cayo Raul Aguilar said that
the objects will be exposed in first and second courtyard of
the cultural space.
Exhibition equipment, lighting and security, donated by the
University of Yale, arrived Monday to the city of Cusco aboard
four containers from Lima.
He said that these will be adequate with a museum script at the
Casa Concha, located half a block from the Plaza de Armas of Cusco (1.650 kilometers
southeast of Lima).
Visitors can see ceramics, stone, metal (tapes, tumis, pliers,
knives, mirrors, leaded construction) and bones, like a nearly
complete skeleton of a male between 23 and 25.
"The opening is on 6 October this year, this gives time to bring
in technicians and specialists from Yale and have enough time
to finish the installation," Cayo Aguilar said that for this
act has been invited the Central Government authorities. He
said they also are coordinating with the Regional Directorate of
Culture (DRC) from Cusco to showcase the ceramic, lithic and
skeletal remains found in the Casa Concha.
These objects were found during interventions by
specialists from the National Institute of Culture, now DRC Cusco.
"We are talking to also give us these goods in custody" and that
they can be displayed alongside those of Machu Picchu,
he said.
Machu Picchu - Cusco - Peru News
Wed 07 Sep
Infiltration of water is the main
problem in Machu Picchu, says study
The
fundamental problem faced by the Inca citadel of
Machu Picchu,
located in the South Andean department of Cusco, is the
infiltration of rainwater in the area where warned the
Geological, Mining and Metallurgy (Ingemmet)
According to studies by the institution during the Inca
occupation of platforms and buildings were protected from heavy
rains through gutters and drains that evacuate the water to
suitable areas. Currently, however, the lack of ceilings in
buildings and non-preservation or operation of many causes water
drains penetrate the soil and the loss of that resilience and
settlements as they occur in the main temple, temple of three
windows and the tower. Victor Carlotto, director of Regional
Geology of Ingemmet recommended the enhancement of existing Inca
drains do not work because they are buried or destroyed during
the restoration of the city. The research of Ingemmet concludes
that the phenomena affecting the Inca city are the external
geodynamics, namely those related to water and gravity. We have
identified a point of high risk on one platform and the wall in
the Intihuatana that can collapse under the weight caused by the
massive presence of tourists, said Carlotto. The platform is
supported on a wall with signs of deformation and water
infiltration and is in a nearly vertical slope with a drop of
almost 30 meters.
"We think that keeping the margins may be up to
four visits shifts from 2.30 to 3 hours per shift," said
Carlotto. The first entry might be from 06:00 to 09:00 hours for
tourists who sleep in the district of
Machu Picchu and
nearby hotels, from 09:00 to 12:00 hours for those arriving
early train from Ollantaytambo and Cusco . In addition, from
12:00 to 15:00 for visitors arriving by local train and other
trains, and from 15:00 to 18:00 for those who are sleeping in
the district of Machu
Picchu and leave to Cusco the next day.
The specialist said that the approach amount of visitor should
be less than 1.000 per shift, according to studies that are
agreed by the experts.
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