World Bank Loan to Preserve Natural and Cultural Assets Around Peru's Machu Picchu The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $5 million loan to support the Government of Peru’s efforts to protect some of Peru’s most important cultural sites in the Vilcanota Valley, including Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Press release | Q&A with Bank's Director in Peru | (Real) B-SPAN: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas | (Real) Machu Picchu through the eyes of the National Geographic Society | Map of the project area | The Bank and Indigenous Peoples in the Region