Stamp: Inca Fortress Ollantaytambo (Peru 1995)

Inca Fortress Ollantaytambo (Peru 1995)

27 September (Peru ) within release World Tourism Day goes into circulation Stamp Inca Fortress Ollantaytambo face value 5.40 Peruvian nuevo sol

Stamp Inca Fortress Ollantaytambo in catalogues
Michel: Mi: PE 1547C

Stamp is square format.

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Country: Peru
Date: 1995-09-27
Print: Offset lithography
Perforation: 14
Emission: Commemorative
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 5.40 Peruvian nuevo sol

Stamp Inca Fortress Ollantaytambo it reflects the thematic directions:

A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin fortis ("strong") and facere ("to make").

Ruins (from Latin ruina 'a collapse') are the remains of a civilization's architecture. The term refers to formerly intact structures that have fallen into a state of partial or total disrepair over time due to a variety of factors, such as lack of maintenance, deliberate destruction by humans, or uncontrollable destruction by natural phenomena. The most common root causes that yield ruins in their wake are natural disasters, armed conflict, and population decline, with many structures becoming progressively derelict over time due to long-term weathering and scavenging.

Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. Tourism may be international, or within the traveller's country. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as being limited to holiday activity only", as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes". Tourism can be domestic or international, and international tourism has both incoming and outgoing implications on a country's balance of payments. Today, tourism is a major source of income for many countries, and affects the economy of both the source and host countries, in some cases being of vital importance.

 

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