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

Bingham, Hiram

ISBN 10: 0792261941 / ISBN 13: 9780792261940

Published by National Geographic, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Inca Land: Explorations in the Highlands of Peru (National Geographic Adventure Classics)
• Publisher: National Geographic
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792261941
• ISBN 13: 9780792261940
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

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.

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.