In 1911, local farmers in Peru led American explorer Hiram Bingham to the ruins of Machu Picchu, an Incan city built high in the Andes Mountains, introducing the outside world to this architectural ...
On the morning of July 24, 1911, an enterprising lecturer-explorer from Yale University set off in a cold drizzle to investigate rumors of ancient ... of the world: Machu Picchu.
In fact, Machu Picchu ranks as one of the youngest of the ... which archaeologists believe to have been the site of grand ancient water rituals. These huge geoglyphs were scored deep into the ...
You will then have two visits to explore Machu Picchu, with plenty of time at leisure built-in to allow you to immerse yourself in these remarkable ancient ruins. Continue to the lesser-known but ...