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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rice, Mark, active 2012- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Tourism > Political aspects.
Tourism.
International travel.
HISTORY > Latin America > General.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
Voyages internationaux > Perou > Machu Picchu (Site archeologique) > Histoire > 20e siecle.
International travel > Peru > Machu Picchu Site > History > 20th century.
Tourism > Political aspects > Peru > Machu Picchu Site.
Tourism > Peru > Machu Picchu Site > History > 20th century.
Peru > Machu Picchu Site.
Peru.
Peru > Symbolic representation > History > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (252 pages).
ISBN:9781469643557

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