Plans for the airport were first announced in 2012 by Peru’s former president Ollanta Humala. Seven years on, the bulldozers have arrived in Chinchero – the gateway to the Sacred Valley – and are clearing the way for a new hub which will sit 3,800 metres above sea level.
I guess it's just too much to think human beings could work a little bit in order to visit an amazing place. What next, helicoptering folks to the top of Everest? Why hike when you can fly!
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