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The Discovery of Machu Picchu in Dispute

July 22, 2012 /
Harry-Bingham
Bingham (in Peru in 1911) wrote of a “jungle-covered maze.”                                             Granger Collection, New York

July 24, 1911 marks the day of Machu Picchu’s discovery by American archeologist Hiram Bingham. He wrote, “Surprise followed surprise until there came the realization that we were in the  midst of as wonderful ruins as any ever found in Peru,”. Yet there has been controversy over who actually discovered this ancient Inca settlement in Peru.
Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Binghams-List-In-Dispute.html#ixzz21MXGyhM7

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