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Monthly Archives: April 2011

Podcast: Unsolved mysteries of Machu Picchu

The amazing view of Machu Picchu from atop Huaynapicchu. Only 400 visitors are permitted to climb to the peak per day. Photo courtesy of Will Skelton.

Interview with Archaeologist Guillermo Cock A hundred years ago, Yale history Prof. Hiram Bingham “discovered” Machu Picchu, revealing to the world what we now recognize as one of the planet’s most iconic images. The Inca citadel continues to captivate imaginations and inspires hundreds of thousands of people to travel to Peru to visit the site [...]

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Paul McCartney: “We will rock” Peru

Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney says he’s going to rock Peru when his band plays here for the first time at Monumental Stadium on May 9. “Hey amigos de Perú, nos vemos el 9 de mayo, 9 de mayo en Estadio Monumental. Ok, come on, be with us. We will rock,” says McCartney in a videotaped message to [...]

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Machu Picchu closed to general public July 6-7 for 100th Anniversary bash

Peru’s Ministry of Culture has announced that Machu Picchu will be closed on July 6-7 to make way for the 100-year anniversary celebration of Hiram Bingham’s scientific discovery of the Inca citadel. For hikers who are scheduled to arrive to Machu Picchu on those days via the Inca Trail through the Sun gate, there will [...]

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