2024-12-22T04:57:09-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150249557/world-monuments-fund-pushes-back-against-new-international-airport-in-peru-s-sacred-valley-of-the-incas Alexander Walter 2021-02-11T13:42:00-05:00 >2021-02-12T14:25:40-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7f/7f2a7da2f2fdbc628f7e85c6005b53df.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has called on the Peruvian government to halt the next phase of construction of an airport outside the Andean town of Chinchero and conduct a heritage impact assessment to prevent irreversible damage to treasured Incan sites. The WMF designated the Sacred Valley of the Incas, which stretches from the city of Cusco to Machu Picchu, the crown jewel of Inca heritage, a 2020 World Monuments Watch site.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Previously: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150138366/archaeologists-protest-new-international-airport-near-machu-picchu" target="_blank">Archaeologists protest new international airport near Machu Picchu</a><br></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150138366/archaeologists-protest-new-international-airport-near-machu-picchu Alexander Walter 2019-05-24T16:20:00-04:00 >2019-06-03T11:31:03-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/80/80cdebbec54ab4d48da33a3c511935a7.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Among the Inca archeological sites that abound in Peru, none draw nearly as many tourists as the famed citadel of Machu Picchu. [...] Now, in a move that has drawn a mixture of horror and outrage from archaeologists, historians and locals, work has begun on clearing ground for a multibillion-dollar international airport, intended to jet tourists much closer to Machu Picchu .</p></em><br /><br /><p>"In an effort to manage growing visitor numbers, Peru has tightened entry requirements to the site, limiting visits to morning and afternoon shifts after Unesco threatened to place Machu Picchu on a list of world heritage sites in danger," reports <em>The Guardian</em>.</p>