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PERU celebrate Machu Picchu's centenary

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PERU celebrate Machu Picchu's centenary

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  1. In July 2011, Peru will celebrate the first centenary of the discovery of Machu Picchu with a huge exhibition after an agreement with Yale University to return thousands of artifacts taken from the archaeological site in the early 1900s, the Ministry of Culture said

  2. Artists perform during celebrations at the main square in Cuzco, July 7, 2011. Peru celebrates on Thursday 100 years of the scientific discovery of Machu Picchu by U.S. adventurer and archaeologist Hiram Bingham. Machu Picchu, The Lost City of the Incas, was elected as one of the 7 New Wonders of the World in July 2007. REUTERS/Andina Agency/Handout

  3. Artists perform during celebrations at the main square in Cuzco, July 7, 2011. Peru celebrates on Thursday 100 years of the scientific discovery of Machu Picchu by U.S. adventurer and archaeologist Hiram Bingham. Machu Picchu, The Lost City of the Incas, was elected as one of the 7 New Wonders of the World in July 2007. REUTERS/Andina Agency/Handout

  4. A model of a man from the Inca culture which is made of chocolate is displayed during a chocolate convention in Lima July 7, 2011. The three-day exhibition, which drew distributors from Latin America and chocolate sommeliers from Europe, featured organic dark chocolate candy bars, chocolate sushi and Machu Picchu sculptures carved out of the sweet stuff. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

  5. A tourist walks past walls in the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Cuzco December 2, 2010. Peru will celebrate on July 2011, the first centenary of the discovery of Machu Picchu with a huge exhibition after an agreement with Yale University to return thousands of artifacts taken from the archaeological site in the early 1900s, the Ministry of Culture said on Thursday. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil

  6. Peru's President Alan Garcia walks through the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Cuzco July 7, 2011. Peru celebrates on Thursday 100 years since the scientific discovery of Machu Picchu by U.S. adventurer and archaeologist Hiram Bingham. Machu Picchu, The Lost City of the Incas, was elected as one of the 7 New Wonders of the World in July 2007. REUTERS/Andina Agency/Handout

  7. Alberto Orbegoso / AP- Peru's President Alan Garcia arrives to the Inca citadel Machu Picchu in Cuzco, Peru on July 7. As the country prepares to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the rediscovery of the "Lost City of the Incas", archaeologists are warning that a heavy flow of visitors and poor administration are threatening one of the wonders of the world. The Incas built Machu Picchu atop an Andean peak with a breathtaking view across the inhospitable abysses that surround it.

  8. Raul Garcia / EPA Women from Cusco, Peru attend the celebration of the one hundred years of the discovery of Machu Picchu on July 7.

  9. rtists perform during an Inca ceremony called Tinkay at the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Cuzco July 7, 2011. Peru celebrates on Thursday 100 years of the scientific discovery of Machu Picchu by U.S. adventurer and archaeologist Hiram Bingham. Machu Picchu, The Lost City of the Incas, was elected as one of the 7 New Wonders of the World in July 2007. REUTERS/Andina Agency/Handout

  10. Artists perform during an Inca ceremony called Tinkay at the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Cuzco July 7, 2011. Peru celebrates on Thursday the 100th year of the scientific discovery of Machu Picchu by U.S. adventurer and archaeologist Hiram Bingham. Machu Picchu, The Lost City of the Incas, was elected as one of the 7 New Wonders of the World in July 2007. REUTERS/Andina Agency/Handout

  11. People watch a lighting performance during a ceremony at the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Cuzco July 7, 2011. Peru celebrates the 100th anniversary of the scientific discovery of Machu Picchu by U.S. adventurer and archaeologist Hiram Bingham. Machu Picchu “The Lost City of the Incas” was elected as one of the 7th New Wonders of the World in July 2007. REUTERS/Ho/Andina Agency/

  12. The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu is seen during a lights show in Cuzco July 7, 2011. Peru celebrated on Thursday the 100th anniversary of the scientific discovery of Machu Picchu by American adventurer and archaeologist Hiram Bingham. Machu Picchu, The Lost City of the Incas, was elected as one of the 7 New Wonders of the World in July 2007. REUTERS/Andina Agency/Handout

  13. Performers attend a lighting show at the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Cuzco July 7, 2011. Peru celebrated on Thursday the 100th anniversary of the scientific discovery of Machu Picchu by American adventurer and archaeologist Hiram Bingham. Machu Picchu, The Lost City of the Incas, was elected as one of the 7 New Wonders of the World in July 2007. REUTERS/Oscar Farje/Presidency/

  14. Peru's President Alan Garcia (C), accompanied by authorities, attends a lighting performance at the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Cuzco July 7, 2011. Peru celebrated on Thursday the 100th anniversary of the scientific discovery of Machu Picchu by American adventurer and archaeologist Hiram Bingham. Machu Picchu, The Lost City of the Incas, was elected as one of the 7 New Wonders of the World in July 2007. REUTERS/Oscar Farje/Andina Agency/

  15. The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu is seen during a lighting performance in Cuzco July 7, 2011. Peru celebrated on Thursday the 100th anniversary of the scientific discovery of Machu Picchu by American adventurer and archaeologist Hiram Bingham. Machu Picchu, The Lost City of the Incas, was elected as one of the 7 New Wonders of the World in July 2007. REUTERS/Andina Agency/Handout

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