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Hiram Bingham, the Real Indiana Jones and the Lost City of Machu Picchu (Volume Six, Episode Eleven) Part Two

Hiram Bingham, the Real Indiana Jones and the Lost City of Machu Picchu (Volume Six, Episode Eleven) Part Two

Update: 2024-03-25
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IN 1911, an American explorer, Hiram Bingham, re-discovered the Incan ruins at Machu Picchu, helping to popularize this site, which today is one of the seven modern wonders of the world.







Hiram Bingham, 1912





Machu Pichu, Hayna Picchu in the background





Machu Picchu, photographed by Hiram Bingham





Hiram Bingham, Air Corps during WWI





Bingham, US Senator





Bingham with other members of President’s Coolidge’s committee on Aviation .





Hiram Bingham Grave, Arlington National Cemetery
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Hiram Bingham, the Real Indiana Jones and the Lost City of Machu Picchu (Volume Six, Episode Eleven) Part Two

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