In July 1911, Yale professor Hiram Bingham III follows a local farmer's guidance to a breathtaking complex of stone terraces and temples perched high in the Andes—Machu Picchu, a remarkably well-preserved Inca site that had escaped Spanish destruction. His excavations bring global recognition to the "Lost City of the Incas" and spark a century of archaeological fascination, though not without controversy over the removal of thousands of artifacts.
Word Count
427
Reading Time
3 min
Difficulty
beginner
Genre
History
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