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Machu Picchu Pueblo Becomes the First City in Latin America to Be 100% Sustainable<\/h2>\n
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Inkaterra<\/a>, Peru’s leading hotel group in sustainable tourism and hotel development, has succeeded in making Machu Picchu Pueblo the first city in Latin America to manage 100% of its solid waste.<\/p>\n

Continuing their initiatives for the conservation and environmental care of Machu Picchu, AJE Group and Inkaterra presented the first Organic Waste Treatment Plant to the city. Through the process of pyrolysis, in which the waste is decomposed at high temperatures without oxygen, seven tons of trash is processed per day, generating bio-coal, a natural fertilizer that will be used to restore the Andean cloud forest and contribute to the agricultural productivity of Machu Picchu.<\/p>\n

“We are very happy to be part of this change in the city of Machu Picchu and to be able to announce that, with this new plant, the circle of sustainability for which we have been working for three years is closing. Machu Picchu officially becomes a 100% sustainable model city in Latin America,” said Jorge L\u00f3pez-D\u00f3riga, AJE Group’s Executive Communications and Sustainability Director.<\/p>\n

“The strategic alliance between Inkaterra, the AJE Group and the Municipality of Machu Picchu aims to change perception of our wonderful city into a sustainable destination and become an example of management for ecotourism worldwide. We have managed to awaken the ecological conscience of the local community, which now segregates waste from homes and establishments. Today, we present an innovative technology that will contribute to traditional agriculture and help restore the Andean cloud forest in Machu Picchu,” added Jos\u00e9 Joechlin, Inkaterra’s Founder and CEO.<\/p>\n

Alongside the Organic Waste Treatment Plant, Inkaterra and the AJE Group previously delivered a Plastic Compactor Plant to SERNANP which will be used to recycle trash found along the Inca Trail, the most famous trekking route in South America. The plant was donated in 2017 and prevented the ruins of Machu Picchu from entering UNESCO’s list of Heritage at Risk. Currently, 14 tons of polyester plastic are processed daily in this plant.<\/p>\n

In 2018, a Biodiesel and Glycerin Plant was inaugurated at Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel. By processing used vegetable oil from Machu Picchu’s homes, lodges, hotels and restaurants, 20 gallons of biodiesel are produced daily from nearly 6,000 liters of used oil a month. The glycerin obtained in the process of making biodiesel is also used by the Municipality to clean the stone floors, thus replacing chemical products. These cumulative efforts to turn the city of Machu Picchu into a model of global sustainability won the Peruvian award in the category for Responsible Tourism.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Nearly One In Seven Americans Has Lied About Going On Holiday<\/h2>\n

New research has revealed that as many as 14% of Americans have lied to someone about going on holiday, with the top reasons being because they\u2019re embarrassed, they\u2019re wanting to seem well-traveled and they may be wanting to impress someone. <\/em><\/p>\n

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Along with one in seven lying about the destinations that they\u2019ve traveled to, two thirds of Americans who have been on holiday have also lied about their experiences, with the weather, quality of accommodation and amount of sightseeing done found to be the most common untruths.<\/p>\n

The study was undertaken by the team at flight-comparison site Jetcost<\/a> as part of an ongoing study into the travelling habits of Americans. Over 4,000 Americans over the age of 18 were polled.<\/p>\n

Just over one quarter of respondents (27%) revealed that they have previously been on holiday abroad, outside of mainland USA, and when asked if they had lied or exaggerated about the content of their holiday, two thirds (61%) admitted that they had.<\/p>\n

When given an extensive list of possible mistruths and asked to select all that applied to them, the most common lies told by Americans about their holidays were found to be:<\/p>\n

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  1. Exaggerating about the weather \u2013 34%<\/li>\n
  2. The quality of the accommodation \u2013 29%<\/li>\n
  3. Amount of sightseeing\/cultural activities done \u2013 27%<\/li>\n
  4. Amount of alcohol consumed \u2013 23%<\/li>\n
  5. Amount of money spent \u2013 21%<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What\u2019s more, over two thirds (68%) said that they had told someone that they enjoyed their holiday more than they did and a further 52% revealed that they wouldn\u2019t tell anyone if their holiday had been a disaster.<\/p>\n

    As part of the study, it was also found that one in seven (14%) Americans have previously lied about going on holiday and, when asked why, the top reasons were found to be \u2018I was embarrassed that I hadn\u2019t been\u2019 (21%), \u2018I wanted to seem well-travelled\u2019 (16%) and \u2018I wanted to impress someone\u2019 (12%).<\/p>\n

    The most common people on the receiving end of the lies were found to be \u2018parents of friends\/partners\u2019 (31%), \u2018colleagues\u2019 (23%) and \u2018friends\u2019 (14%). The continents where Americans have lied about travelling to the most were revealed as Europe (40%), Africa (21%) and South America (16%).<\/p>\n

    Ten per cent of those that had lied about going on holiday had even gone to the extent of posting a fake picture to social media.<\/p>\n

    Commenting on the findings of the study, a spokesperson for Jetcost<\/a> said:<\/p>\n

    \u201cEven though it is probably more common than not in the USA to have not holidayed abroad, Americans are clearly still feeling the need to appear as if they have travelled. With the modern pressures of social media, people feel as if they have to prove themselves to others, which is a shame \u2013 but life isn\u2019t a competition and just because someone says they\u2019ve done something, doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re less of a person for not having done it.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Star Struck: Half of the World\u2019s Star Rated Hotels Located in Europe<\/h2>\n

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