Bingham Discovers an Inca City in the Peruvian Jungle
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science, Archaeology
- Subcategories: Scientists
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, Latin American History, American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Peru
- Date: July 24, 1911
Article abstract: Bingham discovered Machu Picchu, a previously unknown Inca city in the Andean jungle, extending the known range of Inca settlement and firing the public’s imagination.
Summary of Event
The great Inca Empire conquered by Francisco Pizarro and the Spaniards was centered in the Andean highlands of Peru, but the edges of the empire extended as far north as southern Colombia and as far south as central Chile, from the Pacific Ocean to the edges of the Brazilian jungle. While the jungle was largely peripheral to the empire, it held an...
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