machu picchu site (peru)

Presents an overview of the fifteenth-century ruins of the Inca empire. Includes new and archival photographs as well as color illustrations of numerous artifacts discovered at the site.

Explores the ancient Incan cities of Machu Picchu and Vitcos and discusses the exploratory journeys of Hiram Bingham, the American who found the ancient cities.

Describes the history of the Inca civilization and the construction of the city of Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains.

Explores the science behind the construction of the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu, and efforts that are being made to protect it from destruction.

At the turn of the twentieth century, Hiram Bingham, a Yale historian, set out to discover the final resting place of the Incas. His rediscovery of the ancient citadel Machu Picchu inspired the first modern studies of the Incas.

An illustrated, informative portrait of Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca city hidden amid the Andes Mountains.

An account of Hiram Bingham's 1911 discovery of a well-preserved Incan city perched between two peaks of the Andes mountains.

A biography of the man who discovered Machu Pichu in 1911 and later gave up his scholarly exploration to pursue a career in politics, taking a seat in the U.S. Senate after a two-day term as Governor of Connecticut.

Presents a short study of the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu located in the Andes Mountains of Peru, and examines the Inca civilization, Spanish conquest, tombs, and more.

Details Hiram Bingham's expedition to Peru and discovery of Machu Picchu and discusses what he and his team learned through excavation of the site.