12-06-2019 18:50 via dezeen.com

Machu Picchu's "museumification" more harmful than new airport says Jean Pierre Crousse

A controversial new airport is not the biggest threat to Peru's Sacred Valley, home to Machu Picchu, says Peruvian architect Jean Pierre Crousse.
Construction of Chinchero Airport started two weeks ago on a site overlooking the historic Sacred Valley of the Incas, sparking protests from conservationists.
But Crousse, co-founder of Lima firm Barclay & Crousse, told Dezeen that the damage is already done and protesters are too late.
"The recent movement against the construction of the airport
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