Touristen in Cuzco; Inka city

1.Tourists in Machu picchu

The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, considered one of the new seven wonders of the world, receives on average one million visitors a year,officials said.

The head of the Decentralized Directorate of Culture of Cusco, Ricardo Ruiz Caro, told Andina news agency that the famous ruins receive an average of 3,300 Peruvian tourists and foreign newspapers.

He added that, for that reason, authorities are considering a number of mechanisms to "balance" the best time of the visit and decongest the area of ​​the citadel.

"We want to use the time more efficiently, because the study of carrying capacity that is already culminating states that only two of the twelve hours of solar arc we are the ones used with great intensity," he said.

Ruiz Caro also ruled out the possibility of establishing a schedule of nightly visit to Machu Picchu

because, he stressed, it is naturally very sensitive from the biological and environmental issue area. "We have to analyze if the night use alter living systems . We believe that the short term there is no possibility of a night time, "he said.

The official also considered that the large number of visitors to the monument is not a problem, but the conditions of use. "In the current conditions, which have not changed in 40 years, we are very close to the limit of what is reasonable receive for sightseeing. However, we understand that ifa new management model, where the tourist space is multiplied, the number can vary substantially, "he said.

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Talks are also new regulations come into affect in 2015.

Alternatively why not consider a trip to one of the many other Inca sites in the Cusco region. Choquequirao is a particularly impressive site that only gets 3,000-4,000 visitors per year, and can be combined with a visit to Machu Picchu

The number of visitors to Machu Picchu each year has grown from 100,00s low in the 1980s, with a peak of almost 1.2 million tourists in 2013 - an increase of 700%.

Entrance to the site is set at a maximum of 2,500 tourists a day, and access to the popular Inca Trail, a walk of 4 days it takes the traveler to Machu Picchu, is limited to 500 permits per day (300 of which go porters and guides)