Machu Picchu Recycled
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20045377 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Regina Harrison (0000-0002-8066-1727, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Pages | 63-75 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Telling Ruins in Latin America (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan US (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/9780230623279_6 |
| OpenAlex | W2488643493 |
| ISBN | 9780230623279 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
Tourists, pilgrims, multinational commissions, and anthropologists all wend their way to the Machu Picchu's iconic peak. Tours to Peru have surged since the Shining Path's guerrilla activities were curtailed in 1992; most visitors carry a specific agenda in their daypacks, and their particular reasons for stepping onto the grassy terraces and smooth granite staircases converge in the Incan "lost" city. Since 1911—when Hiram Bingham "re-discovered" the ruins of Machu Picchu—the stone outcroppings, stone huts, and ceremonial spaces exist alternately as sites of measurement, as a physical obstacle testing stamina, and as an unqualifiedly mysterious field of energy. A most spectacular place of Incan engineering prowess, Machu Picchu has served as a staging for aesthetic contemplation, as a blueprint for political agendas, and as a cultural icon to be consumed by the masses.KeywordsYork TimeLost CityCultural IconAdvertising SpaceTourist HotelThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Blueprint · Geography · Icon · Visual arts · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Computer Science · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · Latin American history and culture
| Highly cited | No |
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