Machu Picchu draws thousands of visitors every year from all over the world. Backpackers and spiritual searchers mingled with the standard and high-class tourists that come to admire in awe this extraordinary natural and archaeological site. Lately, Machu Picchu has become a magnet for world celebrities who come to enjoy its culture and history. In their way to the sanctuary, visitors also enjoy Cusco and the sacred valley of the Urubamba River.
Among the celebrities that have been spot in the region are: Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson that came to visit the orphan shelter they support. The movie-stars spent several hours with the children before moving on to Machu Picchu. Other celebrities visiting the region went unnoticed such as Julia Roberts, Leonardo Di Caprio, Renee Zellweger, Olivia Newton John, Gisele Bundchen, Kim Basinger and John Galliano. And some show up in public such as Bill Gates at the Inti Raymi festival, and Cameron Diaz who came to film a documentary for MTV.
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Friday, June 6, 2008
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I was with a group traveling to Machu Picchu on the train from Cusco on the morning of August 17th, 2008 and thought that I spotted Julia Roberts on the platform of one of the railway platforms near Aguis Calientes, the stop-off for Machu Picchu.
She does tend to stand out in a crowd. Could I have been correct?
M. Cole,
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
I think that you saw Julia Roberts experiencing the freedom and privacy we normal travelers feel when traveling.
Apparently, some celebrities appreciate their moments away from paparazzis and curious. They can keep themselves free of people following them in Peru as far as they do not announce their presence.
This was not the case of Cameron Diaz who came to film a documentary for MTV; everybody knew about her presence so local paparazzis and others follow her movements every day. I heard that her producer got mad about fans trying to approach Cameron while shooting the documentary and some kind of conflict happened.
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