Egypt's Dilemma: Balancing Tourism and Archaeology

Tourists are Egypt's lifeline. It takes money from sightseers to fuel Egypt's booming tourism industry that provides jobs for more than two million Egyptians. But the country's top archaeologist says the throngs of visitors are destroying the very sites they come here to see. Carla Babb reports on how some Egyptians are trying to balance the necessity for work with the desire to preserve their country's history.

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carla-babb/balancing-tourism-and-his_b_131233.html

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[funhistory]

Carla Babb did an excellent job.

[SlyBlackNinja]

uh oh, recent events are surely gonna hurt egypts tourism industry 

[aaronbaker38]

I am a little worried to visit egypt now , we certainly do not want to upset or offend anybody , ...