Hiram Bingham reaches Machu Picchu
The Yale historian Hiram Bingham was guided to the ridge site in 1911 and published it internationally, which is how Machu Picchu entered the global imagination. Local families were farming the terraces when he arrived, so 'discovery' describes an act of publication rather than of finding.
Historical — it happened, and the record is settled.
Subjects
- Machu Picchu · archaeological site · Peru
Evidence
Partly verified — Core facts are sourced; some optional detail is deliberately absent.
In the Wonderland of Peru
The publication that brought Machu Picchu to an international audience following the 1911 expedition.
National Geographic Magazine · 1913 · Partly verified
Hiram Bingham, 'In the Wonderland of Peru', National Geographic Magazine vol. 24, no. 4 (April 1913) — the issue devoted entirely to the Yale Peruvian Expedition's work at Machu Picchu
Recorded on Machu Picchu
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Related
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