The world-famous Inca site Machu Picchu in Peru is going to get an airport. Peru's government started preparing the ground for the airport earlier this week. Around one million tourists visit Machu Picchu every year. Government officials hope the new Chinchero International Airport will make it easier for tourists to reach the site. Getting to Machu Picchu currently takes time and requires a bus and train. The nearest airport is 120 kilometers away in the city of Cuzco. The new airport will allow direct international flights into the heart of the Machu Picchu area. The government says this will be a boost for the country's tourism industry. More than 7 million passengers a year may use the airport.

秘鲁世界著名的印加遗址马丘比丘将要建一个机场。秘鲁政府本周早些时候开始为机场准备场地。马丘比丘每年大约有100万游客。政府官员希望新的Chinchero国际机场将使游客更容易到达现场。目前到达马丘比丘需要时间，需要乘坐公共汽车和火车。最近的机场在120公里外的库斯科市。新机场将允许国际航班直飞马丘比丘地区的中心地带。政府说，这将促进该国的旅游业。每年可能有700多万乘客使用该机场。

Machu Picchu was built in the 15th century by the Inca people. They built it 2,430 meters up on a misty peak in the Andes Mountains. It became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983. Many people are unhappy about the building of the new airport. Conservationists say it will cause a lot of damage to Machu Picchu and its surrounding rural communities. Peruvian archaeologist Abel Traslaviña said: "The airport...endangers the conservation of one of the most important historical and archaeological sites in the world. An airport in the surroundings of the Sacred Valley will affect the integrity of a complex Inca landscape and will cause irreparable damage due to noise, traffic and uncontrolled urbanization."

马丘比丘建于15世纪，由印加人建造。他们建在海拔2430米的安第斯山脉云雾缭绕的山峰上。1983年，它被联合国教科文组织列为世界文化遗产。许多人对新机场的建设不满意。环保人士说，这将对马丘比丘及其周围的农村社区造成很大的破坏。秘鲁考古学家阿贝尔·特拉斯拉维纳说:“机场……危及世界上最重要的历史和考古遗址之一的保护。圣谷周围的机场将影响复杂印加景观的完整性，并将由于噪音、交通和失控的城市化造成无法弥补的破坏。”