Lights and music for Machu Picchu's 100th birthday

Peru celebrates 100 years of Machu Picchu with lights and music.  Machu Picchu will be lit at night for the first time ever late Thursday to mark the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the archaeological wonder, kicking off official celebrations.   A light and sound show directed by Peruvian theatre director Luis Llosa is planned at the famed ancient citadel, which was declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1983.

The extravaganza of multicolored lights -- with accompaniment by Cuzco's symphony orchestra playing Antonin Dvorak's "New World Symphony" -- will mark the first nighttime illumination of Machu Picchu.    In addition to Thursday's show, Andean dancing, concerts, historical processions, mystic rituals and academic conferences are planned in the coming days and weeks for the centenary celebrations.

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