A Small Fire on a Vertical BattlefieldAt kilometer 107.4, below the green folds surrounding Machu Picchu, the ground itself is burning. File photograph of Machu Picchu, Peru. General view of the pre-Hispanic citadel of Machu Picchu, Peru. EFE/Paula BayarteThe Stones Survive, but the System BurnsThis is not the largest fire Machu Picchu has faced. Also Read: Peru Watches Machu Picchu Wildfire Burn Through Tourism’s Lifeline Again