(The National Geographic Society helped fund Bingham on excursions to Machu Picchu in 1912 and 1915.) Bingham believed he had found Vilcabamba, the so-called Lost City of the Inca where the last ...

Machu Picchu, a 15th-century Inca site in southern Peru, is actually several decades older than previously thought, according ...

Many historians have since dismissed claims that Bingham, a US explorer often cited as one of the inspirations for the character Indiana Jones, discovered Machu Picchu. It is now widely accepted ...

Hiram Bingham thought that he had discovered the Lost City of Vilcabamba, even though we now know it was Machu Picchu. Unbeknownst to him, he had also traveled through Vilcabamba in 1911.

Travelers can also opt to hike from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu on their own via the Carretera Hiram Bingham. The approximately 4-mile journey is a steep climb and can be completed in around ...

Machu Picchu is the granddaddy of archeological ... It wasn't until Hiram Bingham III, a Yale historian and explorer (and the inspiration for the famous character Indiana Jones) uncovered the ...

near Machu Pichhu About 15 tourists have been injured near Machu Picchu in Peru after two passenger trains collided on Tuesday, local authorities say. The trains, owned by rival companies ...