![]() ![]() To write his new book, Turn Right At Machu Picchu, author Mark Adams retraced the steps Bingham took on his expedition. But Americans give credit to Hiram Bingham III, who climbed the Andes and saw the remarkable city, surrounded by holy mountains and filled with houses, terraces and temples that with all our modern skills and machines would be impossible to build today. Now, of course, Peruvians say that the city was not discovered a century ago today, because they never lost it. On July 24, 1911, Machu Picchu was found by an American historian, and this weekend many are celebrating the centennial of the "discovery" of the cloud city high in the Andes - one of the most remarkable archeological sites on the planet. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. ![]() Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Turn Right at Machu Picchu Subtitle Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time Author Mark Adams ![]()
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