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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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
[2018]
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Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Résumé: | 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. |
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Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (252 pages). |
ISBN: | 9781469643557 |