Inca Land: Explorations in the Highlands of Peru (National Geographic Adventure Classics) - Softcover

Bingham, Hiram

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9780792261940: Inca Land: Explorations in the Highlands of Peru (National Geographic Adventure Classics)

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ISBN 10: 0792261941 ISBN 13: 9780792261940

Publisher: National Geographic, 2003

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A firsthand account of the discovery of the lost city of Machu Picchu details Bingham's expedition through the treacherous Peruvian highlands in pursuit of the great Inca landmark and the once powerful civilization that build it.

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About the Author:

HIRAM BINGHAM was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1875. After receiving a B.A. from Yale and a Ph.D. from Harvard, he sailed to South America in 1906. In 1911 he located the site of the last Inca capital and became the first person to ascend the 21,763-foot Mount Coropuma. The following year he discovered Machu Picchu. After serving in World War I, Bingham served as governor of Connecticut in 1925 and as a U.S. senator from 1925 to 1933.

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