Hiram Bingham stumbled upon one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century—and what was named in 2007 as one of the new seven wonders of the world: Machu Picchu. What Bingham saw ...

You can hop off the train at the ... women and men. Hiram Bingham thought that he had discovered the Lost City of Vilcabamba, even though we now know it was Machu Picchu. Unbeknownst to him ...

Exact tour prices vary, though you can expect to spend approximately $300 per person (including train tickets ... Calientes to Machu Picchu on their own via the Carretera Hiram Bingham.

Machu Picchu is the granddaddy of archeological ... completely unknown to the outside world. It wasn't until Hiram Bingham III, a Yale historian and explorer (and the inspiration for the famous ...