Cities that killed tourists

• Cities that killed tourists

It's no secret that the natural wonders and historical monuments are gradually destroyed by mass tourism. But, at the same time, many countries are literally dependent on the financial impact of the tourist money - there is a dilemma, which allow year already trying to UNESCO and the smaller historic community. So far, unfortunately, the account is not in favor of the good: the tourists are destroying not only individual monuments, and entire cities.

Venice

Italy

The tourism industry is simply captured the city. How bad is it? Well, over the past 30 years, Venice has lost half of its resident population. The whole city has become a huge tourist trap.

Machu Picchu

Peru

Newly opened in the beginning of XX century, the mystical city of the ancient Indians to attract more and more tourists every year. Weak local municipality simply can not withstand such an influx: the city gradually take away as souvenirs.

Jaisalmer

India

More and more tourists, charmed the immediate proximity of the historical fort, decide to pass a month or two in Jaisalmer. But the infrastructure of a small town just is not designed for so many people.

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Cozumel

Mexico

Once the city and the island itself are known for their pristine beauty of the local nature. Of course, hundreds of thousands of tourists dream to join this beauty in person, and now richer than ever acute risk to become a real dump.

Cinque Terre

Italy

As more and more cruise ships make a pit stop at this quaint Italian fishing villages, the locals quietly throw your fishing. And why, if you can just sell handicrafts to tourists?

Yangshuo

China

Due to the fact that China's tourism industry has expanded significantly, this secluded city increasingly falls on the radar. These days it attracts several million visitors a year. former small village simply can not cope with the influx of such infrastructure.

Teotihuacan

Mexico

Almost the last reserve of Mexico city is literally drowned in a flood of tourists. And in 2004 the famous Walmart hypermarket chain opened a shop right in the middle of ancient ruins!

Mogao Grotto

China

And here's one Chinese village, which is already not happy tourists. Here are trying to prevent the collapse of the existing infrastructure around the sights of restricting access of tourists. Unfortunately, the Chinese have realized it too late.

Santorini

Greece

The most popular cruise destination in Greece struggles to protect the environment and infrastructure of the burden of the attention of tourists. Recently, the municipality has limited the number of tourists in 8000 people a day, but it is still a very high figure.

Angkor Wat

Cambodia

Of course, it's hard to call it a city in full - the temple complex of ancient civilization abandoned a long time ago. And soon it will not just on Earth, unless, of course, local authorities do not figure out how to wean millions of tourists.