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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
