Vincent's Dad became a travel writer later in his life, and attended conferences on travel writing all over the world. In 1986 he went to Peru for a conference, and was lucky enough to visit the ancient ruins of Machu Pichu high in the Andes mountains. He was always famous for wearing a suit and tie in all his travel photos, including hiking in Machu Pichu.
Although many of the family photos that were stored in sticky magnetic albums in Puerto Rico resulted in faded and discolored images, these photos are still clear and colorful.
Machu Pichu is known as "The Lost City of the Incas" built about 1450 and unknown to the outside world until the American explorer Hiram Bingham discovered it and posted images in the National Geographic magazine in 1911. It is a very rough tour, high in the mountains, and a dangerous climb or bus ride up there. There is risk of altitude sickness, floods, hiking accidents, landslides and earthquakes. The ancient structures also cause risks of falling debris and rocks. In 2011 and 2012 restrictions were placed on tourism to stabilize the structures, and to reduce the effects of tourism. There are strict restrictions on the number of visitors per day. My father-in-law was in Machu Pichu many years before these restrictions took place.
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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Machu Pichu, Peru 1986 - Vintage Family Photo Friday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted September 20, 2019, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/09/machu-pichu-peru-1986-vintage-family.html: accessed [access date]).
Great photos, Heather! A really family treasure.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. Many would like to visit - but only a few get there. Rediscovered by Hihram Bingham in 1911.
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