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In 1911, a young Peruvian boy led an American explorer and Yale historian named Hiram Bingham into the ancient Incan citadel of Machu Picchu. Hidden amidst the breathtaking heights of the Andes, this settlement of temples, tombs and palaces was the Incas' greatest achievement. Tall, handsome,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Hiram Bingham: Add a description of this character.
- Machu Picchu
- Tupac Amaru
- Richarte
- Eaton
- Alfreda
- Alvarez
- Vilcabamba
- Erdis
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Titu Cusi
- Luis Valcárcel
- Billinghurst
- Leguía
- Hardy
- Arteaga
- Manco
- Foote
- Rice
- Carrasco
- Giesecke
- Choqquequirau
- Vitcos
- Atahualpa
- Yurak Rumi
- Nuñez
- Tello
- Meserve
- Cáceres
- Bowman
- Mogrovejo
- Romero
- Fuentes
- El Dorado
- Saavedra
- Coparti
- Hiram Jr.
- Taft
- García
- Ishi
- Toledo
- Cosío
- Pizarro
- Luis E. Valcárcel
- Yale
- Cura Ocllo
Setting & Locations edit
- Peru
- Cuzco
- Lima
- United States
- South America
- Colombia
- Urubamba River
- Hawaii
- Puquiura
- New Haven
- Asháninka
- Europe
- Venezuela
- Spain
- Amazon
- Honolulu
- New York
- Bolivia
- Chile
- Pacific
- Huayna Picchu
- Ollantaytambo
- Alcántara
- Mexico
- Rosaspata
- Americas
- Panama
- Pancorbo
- Alvistur
- Washington
- Mollendo
- Espiritu Pampa
- Ortíz
- Germany
- Sacsayhuaman
- Harvard
- London
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 974.604092
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › South America › Peru
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Archaeology › Pre-Columbian
- Books › History › Ancient › Incan
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs
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