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

This text examines the transformation of Machu Picchu from an obscure archaeological site into a global tourist destination and national symbol of Peru. The author illustrates how, from the very start, tourism played a central role in the modern rise of Machu Picchu. The leaders of Cusco, where Mach...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rice, Mark, active 2012- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This text examines the transformation of Machu Picchu from an obscure archaeological site into a global tourist destination and national symbol of Peru. The author illustrates how, from the very start, tourism played a central role in the modern rise of Machu Picchu. The leaders of Cusco, where Machu Picchu is located, employed tourism to argue for the importance of their region at a time when Peru's national leaders believed that the Andean interior offered little cultural and economic opportunities.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (252 pages).
ISBN:9781469643557