The Porters of Machu Picchu
Update: 2024-08-06
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Peru’s tourism industry is best known for Machu Picchu, a wonder of the world, where adventurers go for a once-in-a-lifetime hike. But the porters who carry the industry on their backs are often abused and exploited.
SHOW NOTES:
UNESCO site for Machu Picchu
Evolution Treks Peru website- Learn more about the Porters Law
"Making Machu Picchu, the Politics of Tourism in Twentieth-Century Peru" by Mark Rice- Fernando Ríos Correa obituary
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