The Ministry of Culture pronounced through a official statement Regarding the alerts about Machu Picchu and reaffirmed that the historical sanctuary maintains its status in the Unesco World Heritage list. In addition, they assure that it is not in the list of danger sites.
“We are emphatic in specifying that the conservation and protection of the Historical Sanctuary of Machupicchu is not being violated, so much so, that the aforementioned well is not registered in the “List of World Heritage in Danger” of UNESCO“, Read in this pronouncement.
“LIn the first week of August of the current year, the Ministry of Culture and UNESCO Peru, together with the UNESCO chairs, carried out the First International School of Field “Challenges of Tourism and Use of Information and Communications Technologies: the case of Machupicchu”, in which field visits were made to the Machupicchu llaqta, congregating 40 experts, specialists and national and international researchers to propose Innovative solutions regarding opportunities for responsible and sustainable tourism, as well as the value of intangible cultural heritage for the management of sites and resilience of local communities“They add.
Subsequently, the MINCUL reaffirmed its commitment “to ensure the integrity and preservation of our world heritage; working articulated with national and international entities to guarantee your safeguard”
New7wonders warns that Machu Picchu could lose his status of wonder of the world
The Inca citadel of Machu Picchuidentity symbol for Peru and declared one of the New 7 Wonders of the World In 2007is in a critical situation that could affect its international recognition.
In a statement released from Zurich, the entity New7wonders He pointed out that in recent years the problems related to the management of the sanctuary have intensified, including the massification of tourism without sustainability criteriahe Price increase in basic servicescomplaints of Irregular ticket salesas well as Deficiencies in land transport. To these difficulties are added social conflicts and the lack of coordination between the institutions responsible for their protection.
If not corrected in time, these factors could deteriorate the experience of visitors and damage the image of Peru before the world, the organization warned. “Machu Picchu’s credibility as one of the new 7 wonders depends on immediate and responsible management,” He underlined the pronouncement.
New7wonders He recalled that the title of wonder implies commitments of conservation, preservation of heritage and application of international standards. He also urged the Peruvian State, local governments, communities and private sector to work in an articulated manner to guarantee the integral protection of the sanctuary.
The organization insisted that Machu Picchu not only has an incalculable historical and cultural value, but also generates a strong economic and tourist impact for the countryso his permanence as a universal wonder must be defended with sustainable policies and urgent actions.
