Voyages, The New York Times tourism magazine, features Peru's Machu Picchu and Choquequirao Inca citadels as part of its latest travel photography issue.
The pictures were captured by Spanish photographer Sebastian Liste, who documented his seven-day journey from Cachora (Apurimac region) to Machu Picchu.
"The trek gives you a sense of how big the Inca Empire was — it's incredible to see a piece of this huge civilization," Liste was quoted as saying to Voyages' Jamie Lowe.
And his shots depict the greatness of Inca civilization: stunning images of the Inca Trail, Choquequirao and our World Heritage Site, Machu Picchu.
Precisely, he highlights classic Machu Picchu photographs as part of his family's history, as well as the role they played in his decision to pursue photography.
"He [my grandfather] was an amateur photographer as well, and I remember, growing up, my grandmother showed me all these slides of his travels, including to Machu Picchu, on light boxes," Liste recalls in his brief chronicle.
The photographer chose to shoot the photos in black and white as homage to Peruvian portraitist Martin Chambi. "I tried to push what he did into the contemporary landscape," Liste explains.
Peru's coverage by one of the world's most important media-outlets comes at a transcendental time for the country; President Kuczynski recently announced the government aims to boost tourist inflow.
This way, the Andean nation seeks to double the number of visitors to 7 million over the next 5 years.
The U.S. tourist
U.S. visitor arrivals, which account for 16% of all tourist inflow in Peru, saw a 6% increase in 2015.
According to Peru's Exports and Tourism Promotion Board (PromPeru)'s 2015 Foreign Visitor Profile, average expenditure for U.S. tourists stands at US$1,444, whereas most foreign tourists spend US$994.
Likewise, average U.S. visitors stay in Peru for 13 days and 60% of U.S. tourists travel to the Inca country on vacations, arriving mainly in Lima, Cusco and Puno regions.
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