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More than Machu Picchu: A Local Perspective on Tourism in Peru

Juan Covarrubias, a local fixer in Peru, has made it his mission to help local communities grow through education and employment. Juan grew up in the Andes, in his words: “I grew up in the wild in a very remote area, the sister side of Machu Picchu, Choquequirao.” Juan is Quechua, people indigenous to South America, the descendants of the Inca. Juan shed a little light on his journey, his disappointments, and what he called the “local experience.”

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