IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde arrived this is morning at the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, declared one of the New7Wonders of the World in 2007.
The aforementioned citadel is located in the Urubamba province.
Likewise, the IMF officer visited Ollantaytambo ancient site located in the district under the same, Peru’s Export and Tourism Promotion Board (PromPeru) confirmed.
The IMF Managing Director, who arrived in Cusco the day before, toured around a Pisac-based handicraft market and archaeological site along with Peruvian Economy and Finance Minister Alonso Segura.
She witnessed the craftsmen's works and contemplated several clothes, as well as handicrafts at the market.
Lagarde will participate at the Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to be held in Lima on October 5-12.
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