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24th July 1911: Machu Picchu ‘rediscovered’ by US explorer Hiram Bingham III
Category: Society & Culture
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Publish Date: 2017-07-23 21:05:36
Description: Often referred to as the ‘lost city of the Incas’, Machu Picchu was constructed in the middle of the 15th century but was abandoned barely a century later in 1572. Believed by modern archaeologists to have been built as a retreat for Incan royalty, the city was never found by the Spanish conquistadors and its existence slowly became known only to those who lived in the local area. Although there is evidence that the city had been visited by explorers before Bingham, he was the first to conduct an archaeological survey of the area and to secure worldwide publicity for ...
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