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Anger as Work Starts on Machu Picchu Airport

The world-famous Inca site Machu Picchu in Peru is going to get an airport. Peru’s government started preparing the ground 30                           the airport earlier this week. Around one million tourists visit Machu Picchu every year. Government officials hope the new Chinchero International Airport will 31                           it easier for tourists to reach the site. Getting to Machu Picchu currently 32                           time and requires a bus and train. The nearest airport is 120 kilometers away in the city of Cuzco. The new airport will allow direct international flights into the heart of the Machu Picchu area. The government says this will be a boost for the country’s tourism industry. More than 7 million passengers a year may use the airport.

Machu Picchu was built in the 15th century by the Inca people. They built it 2,430 meters up on a misty peak in the Andes Mountains. It became a UNESCO World Heritage 33                           in 1983. Many people are unhappy 34                           the building of the new airport. Conservationists say it will cause a lot of damage to Machu Picchu and its surrounding rural communities. Peruvian archaeologist Abel Traslaviña said, “The airport endangers the conservation of one of the most important historical and archaeological locations in the world. An airport in the surroundings of the Sacred Valley will 35                           the integrity of a complex Inca landscape. And it will cause irreparable damage 36                           noise, traffic and uncontrolled urbanization.”