tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19799828.post7942794772511399328..comments2023-05-08T11:31:45.356-04:00Comments on Bart's Travel Blog : The never ending process of discovering Latin America.: New Bridge to be Opened to Machu PicchuBart de Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02427071224352774350noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19799828.post-12942578707129612462007-11-24T00:50:00.000-03:002007-11-24T00:50:00.000-03:00Es increible saber cuantos extranjeros (turistas) ...Es increible saber cuantos extranjeros (turistas) han conocido Machu Picchu.<BR/>Ese es un sueƱo que los mismos peruanos deseamos conocer.<BR/><BR/>Muy buen article!Llusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10705978377878222543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19799828.post-47194525217641449052007-04-02T01:37:00.000-04:002007-04-02T01:37:00.000-04:00I have always been fascinated with Peru. Aside fro...I have always been fascinated with Peru. Aside from my mounting interest in Morocco and other exotic destinations, I really find Peru a great place to explore. Your entry is absolutely well-written. I love your way of describing Machu Picchu and pointing out how important it is to the Peruvian tourism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19799828.post-91858730308746857622007-03-01T14:48:00.000-03:002007-03-01T14:48:00.000-03:00Bart,I found your posted message very interesting....Bart,<BR/>I found your posted message very interesting.<BR/>I traveled to Peru last September and it was indeed a wonderful<BR/>experience.<BR/>My wife and I traveled to Arequipa and the Colca Valley, Cusco and<BR/>the Sacred Valley as well as Machu Picchu.<BR/>I have many ideas on the Peruvian economy and how they could benefit<BR/>from eco-friendly tourism.<BR/><BR/>If the Council of Santa Teresa develops a touristic circuit around<BR/>some of the other mountains and Coquequirao, I would think that<BR/>would relieve some traffic from Machu Picchu.<BR/>Some tourists will spend more time in these other areas as well as<BR/>allow the locals to benefit from some trade.<BR/>I would like to see the town of Aguas Calientes to develop into a<BR/>nicer more "visitor friendly" place and some competition from another<BR/>town would not be a bad thing.<BR/>It may push Aguas Calientes to become a nicer, cleaner town as<BR/>opposed to being the frontier town it is.<BR/>Machu Picchu is already a very difficult place to reach and I don't<BR/>think that the opening of a new route - which may take longer to<BR/>transit than the 3 1/2 hour train ride - would really increase the<BR/>number of visitors that much.<BR/>If anything it would relieve some pressure from the Inca trail and<BR/>take some passengers away from Peru Rail.<BR/>Just in case, I would like to see the government of Peru regulate the<BR/>number of foreign visitors traveling on this road.<BR/>We can't deny the people of this region this vital connection.<BR/><BR/>Thank you...<BR/>EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19799828.post-1238925450721148052007-02-26T16:23:00.000-03:002007-02-26T16:23:00.000-03:00Hi Bart,I want to thank you for this excellent and...Hi Bart,<BR/>I want to thank you for this excellent and thought provoking<BR/>article. I have never visited Peru or Machu Picchu but always wanted<BR/>to, so for me it was fascinating to read.<BR/><BR/>What a dilemma! I feel, as I think you do yourself, that the great<BR/>ruins should be preserved at almost all costs. Yet it is sad to<BR/>realise that the people of St Theresa neither benefit from tourism<BR/>nor are able to easily transport their goods or themselves. Life is<BR/>obviously a truggle for survival for them and in this day and age<BR/>that has to be acknowledged.<BR/><BR/>The solution you mention sounds so reasonable but I think there might<BR/>possibly be enormous opposition to it. Perhaps a compromise might<BR/>eventually be reached wherein the numbers of tourists are limited and<BR/>then only on certain days...on both routes...for the sake of the<BR/>ecology and the preservation of the ruins. As has been done I<BR/>believe in places like Costa Rica.<BR/><BR/>As you mention the necessity of preventing violations would mean an<BR/>additional police presence, and other authorities, and might inhibit<BR/>the easy passage of drugs.<BR/><BR/>Do let us know how things progress and I shall now access some of the<BR/>web sites you have given us.<BR/><BR/>Again many thanks.<BR/><BR/>Maggie, CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com