Machu Picchu Discovered: Bingham Finds the Lost City
Hiram Bingham claimed a perilous, years-long trek to uncover Machu Picchu as a lost Incan city hidden in dense jungle. His son Alfred later revealed letters and photos proving Bingham arrived via a modern road in just ninety minutes and found the ruins already inhabited by local farmers. This revelation dismantled the myth of isolation, showing Bingham only pursued the site after plantation owners sparked his interest rather than through heroic discovery.
July 24, 1911
115 years ago
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