This article is about what I referenced yesterday in my presentation about the problems Peru is going through regarding their prized tourism site Machu Picchu. The article talks about how the people felt and reacted to the idea of allowing more tourism driven activity to take place. Their actions actually forced Peru Rail, the only train system in the country, to shut down operations for two days. I believe that this really gets down to the heart of what we have been talking about in class dealing with people and their identities. These people in Peru, most of them carrying some native blood, care a lot about their heritage, of which Machu Picchu is a monumental part. It is completely understandable that they would want to look out for its best interests and in turn make sure that some of their culture and history, and essentially who they are as people, is preserved.
Check out the rest of the article here:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/21/news/Peru-Machu-Picchu.php
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