Who found Machu Picchu?


	Who found Machu Picchu?

invictus

6-2-2008 5:30 PM

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archaeology, peru, inca, machu picchu, south america, hiram bingham, augusto berns

invictus says:

An interesting "archaeology story" - reminded me C. W. Ceram's "Gods, Tombs and Scholars".

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6-2-2008 7:54 PM

Socratoad

I confess, it was me.

6-3-2008 1:31 AM

tanyamm

Good for you Socratoad another Canadian first!

6-3-2008 8:27 AM

syncopath

German businessman, sounds much more likely ....

6-3-2008 9:21 PM

invictus

No, I believe Socratoad, he's our fellow clipper, after all.

6-3-2008 9:30 PM

Socratoad

6-6-2008 4:04 PM

Yassin_M

No, I believe Socratoad, he's our fellow clipper, after all.

Right you are .......... LOL

6-6-2008 4:26 PM

boniface

"When Peruvian locals led Hiram Bingham to Machu Picchu in 1911, it was
a discovery which would make the Yale professor famous, highly
respected and richer."

It's kind of funny how we overlook the fact that it "Peruvian locals" that knew where the ruins were and yet they get no credit for a discovery of any kind. These "locals" had names, are they even recorded anywhere? Probably not.

6-6-2008 4:27 PM

sohil

My bets are on invictus

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