Machu Picchu is seeing more visitors than ever before thanks to the New 7 Wonders contest.
The Inca Citadel of Machu Picchu is seeing record breaking numbers of visitors to the site after it was named a New 7 Wonder. In 2007 alone more than 850,000 people are expected to visit Cusco and make the trip to Machu Picchu. Jean Paul Benavente, the Regional Director for Foreign Trade and Tourism, stated that the number is an astounding fifteen percent increase from the year before. By 2009 Cusco and Machu Picchu are expected to attract more than a million visitors each year.
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