The Porters of Machu Picchu

Peru’s tourism industry is best known for Machu Picchu, a wonder of the world, where adventurers go for a once-in-a-lifetime hike. But the porters who carry the industry on their backs are often abused and exploited.  SHOW NOTES: UNESCO site for Machu Picchu Evolution Treks Peru website Learn more about the Porters Law "Making Machu Picchu, the Politics of Tourism in Twentieth-Century Peru" by Mark Rice Fernando Ríos Correa obituary