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Machu Picchu: Mysteries in the sky

By Andrew Princz, ontheglobe.com for eTN

The early morning mist dissipates in the landscape of palm trees and lush green forests framed by inhospitable snow-capped mountains. This journey taken by innumerable tourists every day is the very same route that explorer Hiram Bingham took in late 1911. Today we revel in a plush train - followed by a comfortable bus ride and a walk among llamas.

"It would be a dull story full of repetition and superlatives were I to try to describe the countless terraces, the towering cliffs and the constantly changing panorama," wrote Bingham of the voyage in his book Lost City of the Incas.

After the train arrives at the village, tourists board small buses to begin the final ascent. A winding dirt road climbs higher to a panorama of dramatic cliffs and mountains until a breathtaking view appears. A series of stone buildings and terraces on the very top of the mountain becomes clear.

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Battered by recession, Caribbean tourism is looking for the way out of crisis

How should Caribbean governments seek to support tourism during a global recession?

At a time of diminishing national reserves, this is a question set to haunt the industry, governments and the region as a whole, if, as seems probable, both public revenues and visitor arrivals continue to decline.

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Mariano Recalde takes over as a new president of Aerolineas Argentinas

 Mariano Recalde on Thursday took over as president of Argentina's two government-owned airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas and Austral Lineas Aereas, and defended the July 2008 nationalization.

"There are some who want Aerolineas Argentinas to do badly," Recalde said in a statement, referring to recent press reports wh
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