The new Seven Wonders of the World were announced in July 2007. They are Taj Mahal of India‚ Christ Redeemer of Brazil‚ the Great Wall of China‚ Roman Colosseum of Italy‚ Petra of Jordan‚ Pyramid at Chichen Itza of Mexico‚ and Machu Picchu of Peru. The sites were selected on the basis of a tally of around 100 million votes cast by people around the world over the Internet and cell-phone text messages. These attractions were on the shortlist of 21 before the announcement of the results in a glittering
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Describe and evaluate the negative social‚ cultural or environmental impact caused by tourism in a destination of your choice. Analyse the causes of this impact and judge to what extent sustainable tourism strategies and methods could eliminate or ameliorate them and thereby secure the long term future of the destination. The negative effects of tourism are widely publicised in a number of destinations worldwide; however it is often underdeveloped nations that are home to natural wonders of the
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of more than 200 granite buildings (Flores). Tourist can travel only by a four-day hike or nearly two-hour train rides through the Urubamba River canyon covered with ferns and fog. Machu Picchu was established into the mountainous terrain by Incan people as a rich estate and religious retreat. Close to Machu Picchu is the city of Cuzco‚ where the native residents gather to honor the Sun God. The festival is called “Inti Raymi Festival of the Sun‚” which is held on June 24th. Natives sacrifice an
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• Intramuros Intramuros is located along the southern bank of the Pasig River. It was built by the Spaniards in the 16th century and is the oldest district of the city of Manila‚ the capital of the Philippines. Its name‚ in Spanish‚ literally means “within the walls”‚ meaning within the wall enclosure of the city/fortress. During the Spanish colonial period‚ Intramuros was considered Manila itself. The site of Intramuros was originally a large Malayan-Islamic settlement named “Maynilad”‚ ruled
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The Inca civilization was also filled with shrines around natural monuments such as mountains‚ caves‚ rivers‚ and other naturally occurring earth formations. These shrines were called huacas. Huacas were erected in locations where the Incan people of the region believed that they originated from. For example‚ in Cuzco there were many huacas marked into the side of hills and mountains because that is the location that they believed the origin of their people came from. Each area of the Inca empire
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Maria Reiche Neuman‚ known as "The Lady of the Pampas"‚ was a scientist in love with mathematics‚ geography‚ physics‚ pedagogy and archaeoastronomy‚ born May 15‚ 1903 in Dresden‚ Germany. Marie Reiche arrived in Peru to 29 years‚ which started trablahando as educator‚ translator and assistant. Subsequently‚ from 1946 until his death in 1998‚ Maria Reiche dedicated his life to the study and preservation of "Nazca Lines"‚ stimulated by the American archaeologist Paul Kosok‚ who conducted an expedition
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Puno and Cusco‚ or Juliaca and Puno. The last route departs from Cusco to Machu Picchu and Quillabamba‚ though the stretch to this last destination is interrupted. The other railroad links Lima with Huancayo and Huancavelica‚ however‚ the first stretch is not in service. The best ones are Pullman or buffet; then‚ first class‚ business/tourism and the always-overcrowded second class. For the route from Cusco ? Machu Picchu there is an auto coach‚ a kind of faster but costlier electric
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References: Agyeman‚ J.‚ & Evans‚ T. (2003). Toward sustainability in urban communities: Building equal rights with sustainable solutions. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences.590.pp 35–53. BBC news‚ (2012) Machu Picchu: Peru unveils plans for new airport. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19353660 [Accessed: 2nd December‚ 2012] Borges‚A.M.‚Carbone‚G.‚Bushell‚R Cooper‚C.‚Fletcher‚J.‚Fyal‚A.‚ Gilbert‚D.& Wanhill‚S.(2005)Tourism principles
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large effect on the Incas and their civilization. For example‚ the Spaniards introduced them to many new materials that the Incas adapted into their elaborate weavings. The Spaniards also influenced their architecture when building the grand city of Machu
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Protection of the World’s Cultural and Natural Heritage‚’ and it inherited in 1976 (“Introduction). The earliest list‚ which is listed in 1976‚ contains Galapagos Islands‚ an island which is in the Pacific Ocean‚ Mount Everest‚ a mountain in Nepal‚ Machu Picchu‚ a remain in Peru‚ Grand Canyon in the United States‚ the Great Barrier Reef‚ coral reef in Australia and the Great Wall of China (“Company). Therefore it is interesting to analyze UNESCO’s organizations‚ missions‚ and nomination and selection
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