Historyfeels - Then and Now. Machu Picchu, Peru. 1915 to 2020. _ Machu Picchu's existence was not widely known in the West until it was “discovered” in 1911 by the Yale professor
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Inca - Machu Picchu - Peru - Ancient Civilizations - Yale University - National Geographic Society - The New York Times
![MACHU PICCHU, 1911. /nThe Inca ruins at Machu Picchu, Peru, photographed by Hiram Bingham, head of the Yale Peruvian Expedition of 1911 Stock Photo - Alamy MACHU PICCHU, 1911. /nThe Inca ruins at Machu Picchu, Peru, photographed by Hiram Bingham, head of the Yale Peruvian Expedition of 1911 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/FFW4MN/machu-picchu-1911-nthe-inca-ruins-at-machu-picchu-peru-photographed-FFW4MN.jpg)
MACHU PICCHU, 1911. /nThe Inca ruins at Machu Picchu, Peru, photographed by Hiram Bingham, head of the Yale Peruvian Expedition of 1911 Stock Photo - Alamy
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