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Born from tourism

            Pueblo Machu Picchu, Perú

Of course, the place is beautiful, a steep valley, surrounded by mountains covered with lush vegetation. But forty years ago, this village did not exist. Just a minimal train station to allow tourists go down and catch a few buses waiting to take them up to Machu Picchu Sanctuary. Then mass tourism - which I am part of, I must admit - emerged and hotels started being built in the valley, around the station. This hopefully brings jobs and some wealth to local people. But tourism has become so massive that the whole area is endangered and the government is now regulating tourist flows... while at the same time envisaging to build roads to facilitate access.

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Taken on: July 5, 2011

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Machu Picchu

Pueblo Machu Picchu

Aguas Calientes

mass tourism

tourisme de masse

Jungle

Forest

Forêt

Pérou

Peru

Urubamba

Rio

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D80 « less

Sets appears in: • Pérou 2011

Camera: Nikon D80, f/7.1, 1/1600 sec, 18mm (=27mm), ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D80
Lens:	18.0-70.0 mm f/3.5-4.5
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1600)
Focal Length:	18mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
ISO:	1600
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Ver.1.01
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