At least one million tourists, domestic and foreign, will visit until the end of 2011 the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, in Cusco, up 30 percent from a year earlier, reported National Chamber of Tourism (Canatur).
Carlos Canales, president of Canatur, explained that the estimated total, 70 percent will be foreign and the remainder of Peru, especially student delegations.
He said that the celebrations for the centenary of the scientific discovery of Machu Picchu, in July, increasing the number of tourists allowed in relation to 2010, they reached 460 000 200 000 foreign tourists and nationals.
Despite this growth, however, it is necessary to achieve a sustainable and make a coordinated effort with industry to prevent a decline in visitors again as in 2010 by the rains, he said.