Hiram Bingham, the Real Indiana Jones and the Lost City of Machu Picchu (Part Two)

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IN 1911, an American explorer, Hiram Bingham, re-discovered the Incan ruins at Machu Picchu, helping to popularize this site, which today is one of the seven modern wonders of the world. Hiram Bingham, 1912 Machu Pichu, Hayna Picchu in the background Machu Picchu, photographed by Hiram Bingham Hiram Bingham, Air Corps during WWI Bingham, US Senator Bingham with other members of President's Coolidge's committee on Aviation . Hiram Bingham Grave, Arlington National Cemetery

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