Sunday, July 24, 2011
Machu Picchu Rediscovery; 100th Anniversary
Machu Picchu – Centennial celebrations for US explorer Hiram Bingham's discovery of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu ended with a spectacular sound-and-light show portraying the entire history of this historic site. Directed by Peruvian filmmaker LuisThe ruins of Machu Picchu are covered in jungle growth in this 1911 photograph taken when Yale archaeologist Hiram Bingham first came to the site a century ago this week. Bingham was surprised to find that the ancient Inca sites he visited
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