{"id":2537,"date":"2011-04-09T14:00:31","date_gmt":"2011-04-09T19:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ferturperu.info\/?p=2537"},"modified":"2025-10-04T13:05:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T18:05:42","slug":"podcast-unsolved-mysteries-of-machu-picchu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/2011\/podcast-unsolved-mysteries-of-machu-picchu\/2537\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Unsolved mysteries of Machu Picchu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Interview with Archaeologist Guillermo Cock<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Inca citadel continues to captivate imaginations and inspires hundreds of thousands of people to travel to Peru to visit the site every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The centennial anniversary of Bingham’s great find is fast approaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But what do know about Machu Picchu? What mysteries remain about its origins? And what challenges does the world face to conserve the world’s most spectacular archaeological gem, perched atop a craggy mountaintop in Peru’s southern Amazon jungle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peruvian archaeologist Dr. Guillermo Cock joins Peruvian Travel Trends to discuss these, and other, questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special Tour: Inca Rebellion of 1536<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Fertur Peru is offering a full-day Lima tour that puts into context the cosmovision of Peru’s pre-Columbian cultures. The tour culminates with a visit with Dr. Cock to learn about the rebellion waged by the Inca against the Spanish Conquistadors in 1536 in a last ditch effort to save the world as they knew it. Contact Fertur Travel to learn more and to design your tailored-made Peru vacation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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