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The Bronte village of Haworth in the Yorkshire Pennines is to twin with Machu Picchu village in Peru, whose boundaries include the spectacular ruined city and fortress of the Incas. Apart from sharing ancient skills in drystone-walling, both communities are the same size, have roughly the same number of tourists every year, and are served by steam railways.
Guardian (Imogen Forster)
