In July of 1911, Hiram Bingham III embarked on an expedition to what would lead to one of the most significant discoveries of the 20th century: the discovery of Machu Picchu. A teacher ...

This is the last installment of “100 Facts for 100 Years of Machu Picchu.” On July 24, 1911, Hiram Bingham III, a Yale professor, came upon the vine-covered ruins of the ancient Inca city ...

Almost one hundred years ago, on July 24, 1911, a Yale University history lecturer named Hiram Bingham III climbed to the top of a mountain ridge in Peru and encountered one of the most ...

Most people who know anything about Hiram Bingham III can recite his two famous accomplishments. As an explorer and Yale history professor, he found the abandoned Incan city of Machu Picchu in ...

In early 1916, the legendary Yale University archaeologist Hiram Bingham III completed his third and final expedition in southern Peru. He shipped home 74 boxes of artifacts from Machu Picchu ...

A young Peruvian boy led Hiram Bingham III to the overgrown citadel in the jungle. The name Bingham, an historical footnote in the family’s home state of Connecticut, remains a household word in ...

What better way to start than by investigating allegations that Hiram Bingham III may not have discovered the Incan city of Machu Picchu? A lofty ambition for a man who last slept outdoors when he ...

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