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Hiram Bingham
A mother holds her baby and a surgeon's yardstick while posing for a photo in Cuzco Valley, Peru.
Between 1912 and 1915, a young National Geographic Society supported Hiram Bingham’s excavation of the 'lost' Inca city high in the Andes. Bingham’s map-maker went on to become the first cartographer of the Society’s new Cartographic Division.
This elevated panoramic view shows the general scene of Machu Picchu.
View of the main city gate and inner wall, with view of Huayna Picchu.
A partially cleared view of a stone wall.
Machu Picchu ruins on a semicircular tower and masonry walls.
A view of a newly cleared and restored wall in Machu Picchu.
This portion of Machu Picchu shows typical stone walls of the city.
A general panoramic view of the west side of Machu Picchu.
A view of the east side of Machu Picchu before it was cleared in 1912.