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Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
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Hiram Bingham III
American academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politician (1875–1956)
Hiram Bingham III was an American academic, explorer and politician. In 1911, he publicized the existence of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu which he rediscovered with the guidance of local indigenous farmers. Later, Bingham served as the 69th Governor of Connecticut for a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Machu Picchu
15th-century Inca citadel in Peru
Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain ridge at 2,430 meters (7,970 ft). It is situated in the Machupicchu District of Urubamba Province about 80 kilometers (50 mi) northwest of Cusco, above the Sacred Valley…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Inca Empire
1438–1533 empire in South America
The Inca Empire, officially known as the Realm of the Four Parts, was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The administrative, political, and military center of the empire was in the city of Cusco. The Inca civilisation rose from the Peruvian highlands sometime in the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)