Did you know that Machu Picchu was once home to around 750 people? It was constructed between 1438 and 1470 by Emperor Pachacutec. This historic site is rich in culture, attracting both scholars and ...

west of Machu Picchu) was the lost city that Bingham had originally sought. Ironically, Bingham had actually discovered these ruins at Espiritu Pampa during his 1911 trek. He uncovered a few Inca ...

Hiram Bingham thought that he had discovered the Lost City of Vilcabamba, even though we now know it was Machu Picchu. Unbeknownst to him, he had also traveled through Vilcabamba in 1911.

The Hiram Bingham highway, named after Yale University professor of history and explorer who claimed to have discovered Machu Picchu in 1911, however, is asphalt and well-maintained. I would ...

uncovered the ancient site in 1911 that the world took notice. And what notice it was. Machu Picchu's visitor numbers grew quickly, as did its aura. It soon became Peru's largest driver of tourism.

Rediscovered in 1911 by a US explorer, the site is the most recognisable ruin from the Inca Empire, which dominated the Andes from the 1430s until the 1530s. Archaeologists believe Machu Picchu ...

Machu Picchu is one of those tourist destinations ... The incredible Inca citadel has been meticulously preserved since it was re-discovered in 1911, and the current crowd management on the ground ...

Annual visitors peaked at 858.000 in 2008 Peru is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, one of the seven new wonders of the world which sits high ...

Check with the U.S. Department of State before traveling. Machu Picchu is thought to be one of the largest and most impressive Incan cities of its time. Today a UNESCO World Heritage Site with ...

Archaeologists have discovered a pair of “exceptional ... rare”, have been compared to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu because of their extremely high altitude and remoteness.