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Spanish to English: Machu Picchu (DipTrans 2012) General field: Other Detailed field: Journalism
Source text - Spanish La ciudadela inca de Machu Picchu corre el riesgo de morir de éxito: la joya del turismo en Perú, que cada año atrae a cerca de 800.000 turistas, se ha salvado por los pelos de entrar en la lista del patrimonio mundial en peligro. El comité del Patrimonio Mundial de la Unesco se reunió ayer en París y decidió absolver al Gobierno peruano y no incluir al monumento inca en la lista negra de patrimonio en peligro, aunque recomendó que un panel internacional de expertos vigile la evolución del enclave, especialmente en su punto más crítico: los accesos. “De facto no pasa nada malo [por ser incluido en la lista], es más bien un sentimiento de vergüenza”, dijo el viceministro de Cultura, Bernardo Roca Rey. Y es que el “tirón de orejas” iba a ser más llamativo cuando el país está en vísperas de organizar, el próximo 7 de julio, los actos del centenario del “descubrimiento” de la ciudadela inca por el explorador estadounidense Hiram Bingham.
A lo largo de estos 100 años, Machu Picchu ha servido de codiciado escenario para grabar vídeos musicales, anuncios comerciales para la televisión y hasta una película con cientos de figurantes llegados desde la India para filmar el musical más caro de la historia de Bollywood, este último el pasado octubre. Especialmente sonado fue el caso del anuncio de una cerveza peruana en 2000 cuando la grúa que movía las cámaras para hacer un travelling chocó con el Intihuatana o reloj solar, situado en el punto más alto de la ciudadela, y arrancó una muesca de la piedra centenaria.
No hay actor, futbolista, político o estrella internacional que viaje por Perú y que no sea invitado a pasear por las ruinas incas, con todo su séquito de admiradores, fotógrafos y periodistas que se mezclan con los más de 2.000 turistas que cada día acceden al lugar.
Por sus laderas se han paseado los reyes de España, el millonario Bill Gates, las actrices Cameron Diaz o Susan Sarandon, la cantante Olivia Newton John, todos ellos prestándose amablemente a poner su rostro ante la mítica montaña y seguir alimentando la rueda de la promoción.
Es ya un lugar común escuchar aquello de que hay que desmachupizar el turismo en Perú y buscar visitantes en las demás atracciones (y son muchas) que tiene el país, naturales y arqueológicas, pero la ciudadela inca tiene un imán innegable. La Cámara Nacional de Turismo (Canatur) considera que Machu Picchu significa el 70% de los ingresos por turismo en Perú, ya que cada turista que tiene como primer destino la ciudadela inca visita entre tres y cinco lugares más (por ejemplo, la ciudad de Cuzco, la de Arequipa, el Lago Titicaca y la selva) y deja en el país un promedio de 2.200 dólares (unos 1.538 euros).
Carlos Canales, presidente de Canatur, señaló que la ciudadela tiene capacidad para recibir más visitantes que en la actualidad (un máximo de 3.000) con un sistema planificado de horarios y rutas, pero no quiso avanzar una cifra. Sin embargo, la Unesco ha advertido en varias ocasiones que el monumento se encuentra cercano al punto de saturación y el Gobierno no debe emprender ninguna política de captación de nuevos visitantes, algo con lo que coincide el viceministro Roca Rey.
La proyectada carretera entre el poblado de Santa Teresa y las ruinas (aprobada por el Congreso peruano) ha hecho levantar las cejas a la Unesco, temerosa de que esta nueva vía suponga mayores flujos de entrada en el monumento, algo que precisamente buscan los habitantes de Santa Teresa. Como también levantaron las cejas al conocer los planes de un megafestejo que las autoridades peruanas preparaban el 7 de julio en las mismas ruinas para conmemorar el centenario de su descubrimiento.
Translation - English The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu risks being destroyed by its success. Peru’s jewel of tourism, which attracts close to 800,000 tourists every year, has been saved by the skin of its teeth from being added to the endangered list of world heritage sites. The Unesco World Heritage Committee met yesterday in Paris and decided to let the Peruvian government off the hook and not include the Inca monument in the black list of endangered heritage sites. However, they recommended an international panel of experts monitor the site's development, especially around its entry points, the most critical area. “In reality, nothing bad happens [when a site is included on the list]. It is more of an embarrassment,” said the vice minister of Culture, Bernardo Roca Rey. The “coal-raking” was also going to be more significant when the country is on the eve of organizing an event for the upcoming 7th of July to commemorate the centennial of the “discovery” of the Inca citadel by the American explorer, Hiram Bingham.
Over these 100 years, Machu Picchu has served as a coveted backdrop for recording music videos, TV commercials, and, as of this past October, even a movie with hundreds of extras who came from India to film the most expensive musical in the history of Bollywood. Particularly famous was the case of the Peruvian beer ad of 2000, where the crane that was moving the camera to take a panning shot crashed into the Intihuatana, or sundial, situated in the highest point of the citadel and nicked the hundred-year-old stone.
There is not an actor, soccer player, politician, or international star that has visited Peru and not been invited to walk through the Inca ruins, followed by their whole entourage of admirers, photographers, and journalists that mix with the more than 2,000 tourists visiting the site every day.
The King and queen of Spain, the billionaire Bill Gates, the actresses Cameron Diaz and Susan Sarandon, and the singer Olivia Newton John, have traversed its slopes, all of them kindly volunteering to attach their image to the mythic mountain and continue feeding into the cycle of publicity.
It is already being said that Peru’s tourism needs to be detached from Machu Picchu, and that visitors need to be drawn to the country’s other natural and archaeological attractions (of which there are many) But the Inca citadel has an undeniable pull. The National Chamber of Tourism of Peru (Canatur) estimates Machu Picchu makes up 70% of tourism revenue in Peru, since every tourist that has the Inca citadel as their first destination, visits between three and five more places (for example, the cities of Cuzco and Arequipa, Lake Titicaca, and the jungle) and spend an average of 2,200 dollars (about 1,538 euros) in the country.
Carlos Canales, president of Canatur, noted that, with a scheduling system and careful route planning, the citadel can receive more visitors than it does now (a maximum of 3,000), but he did not want to put forward a number. However, Unesco has warned on several occasions the monument finds itself close to the point of saturation and the government must not start any new policy to attract new visitors, something that the vice minister Roca Rey echos.
The planned highway between the town of Santa Teresa and the ruins (approved by the Peruvian congress) has faced skepticism from Unesco, who is afraid this new route will mean an increased flow of tourism to the site, something that is precisely what the residents of Santa Teresa are hoping for. Unesco was also skeptical upon hearing Peruvian authorities were preparing for a megafest on the 7th of July in the ruins themselves to commemorate the centennial of their discovery.
Spanish to English: Borrower Profile: Kiva General field: Other Detailed field: General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Source text - Spanish Nelida es miembro del grupo CHICAS UNIDAS Y TRABAJADORAS. Decidió emprender en lavandería desde su casa porque le genera mucho trabajo y al mismo tiempo puede cuidar de su hijo. Desde siempre se dedica a esto, pero gracias a los préstamos anteriores pudo crecer bastante ya que tenía capital para invertir en más insumos y por ende podía tener un mayor alcance en su comunidad. Su sueño es tener su propia lavandería, ya que por el momento todo su equipo está dentro de su casa. Con este préstamo planea invertir en 25kg de jabón en polvo, 30lts de jabón líquido, 36lts de suavizantes, 20kg de blanqueador en polvo, 15lts de lavandina, 20lts de quitamanchas y 20lts de desinfectantes. Otras mujeres del grupo se dedican a la venta de comidas, frutas, verduras, minutas, productos de limpieza, asaditos, tienen repostería, lavandería o despensa.
Translation - English Nelida belongs to the group Chicas Unidas y Trabajadoras (United and Hardworking Women). She decided to start running a laundry service out of her home because it offered her steady work and the chance to take care of her son.
She has been doing this all her life, but thanks to her previous loans she has received the capital needed to invest in more supplies. This has allowed her to significantly expand her business and have a greater reach in her community.
Her dream is to have her own storefront because, at the moment, all of her equipment is in her house. With this loan, she plans to invest in 25kg of powder laundry detergent, 30 liters of liquid laundry detergent, 36 liters of softener, 20kg of bleach powder, 15 liters of bleach, 20 liters of stain remover, and 20 liters of disinfectant.
Other women from the group sell food, fruits, vegetables, simple savory dishes like empanadas, cleaning products, and kebabs. Others run a pastry shop, laundry or general store.
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I graduated in 2022 from Bemidji State University with a bachelor's degree in Creative and Professional Writing. While there, I took a variety of writing classes, including several fiction and poetry classes, as well as a technical writing course. I also studied political science and earned a minor in International Relations.
After graduating, I lived in Munich, Germany and taught English as a foreign language until January of 2024. I taught a variety of subjects, including business and academic English.
Since then, I have completed a two month language immersion program in Montevideo, Uruguay, and earned a C1 on the reading section of the SIELE exam.
Then, on July 2nd of this year, I completed an online translation course with The Translator's Studio. In their conversion course, I learned translation theory and translated 16 former DipTrans papers on a variety of subjects. I also gained experience using the PhraseTMS CAT tool.
Since April of this year, I have also been volunteering as a translator with Kiva and TED.
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