The cable car will lift visitors from the banks of the Urubamba River and take them 500 meters up the mountain pass to a point 300 meters from the Machu Picchu ruins. According to developers, it will not influence on the most popular view of the Hidden City
An increase in tourist traffic which a cable car might bring could be good for the musicians and craftsmen who make a living around the ruins, but it would hurt the local bus drivers who currently shuttle visitors between the valley floor and the summit. They could lose up to 80% of their business. Charles Munn works in eco-tourism in Peru. , towards the peak known as Huena Pichu. Roberto Persivales, a spokesman for the group of developers which plans to build the cable car, believes the plan won't damage the site.