{"id":2662,"date":"2011-05-23T18:08:29","date_gmt":"2011-05-23T23:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ferturperu.info\/?p=2662"},"modified":"2019-02-18T12:50:45","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T17:50:45","slug":"podcast-credit-where-credit-is-due-in-hiram-binghams-scientific-discovery-of-machu-picchu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/2011\/podcast-credit-where-credit-is-due-in-hiram-binghams-scientific-discovery-of-machu-picchu\/2662\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Credit where credit is due in Hiram Bingham’s scientific discovery of Machu Picchu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Interview with Daniel Buck<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Some little-known facts about Hiram Bingham and his 1911 scientific discovery of Machu Picchu:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The “Bingham look” (khaki jodhpurs, tall leather boots, hunting  jacket, grey cardigan and wide-brimmed fedora hat) was picked from a prestigious clothing catalog.  Bingham ordered his outfit and his supplies from Abercrombie & Fitch Co. popular product line, titled “Complete outfits for Explorers, Campers, Prospectors and Fisherman.”<\/p>\n\n\n

\nRecommended reading: The Luxurious Belmond Hiram Bingham Train to Machu Picchu<\/a>
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“He bought all of his clothing at Abercrombie & Fitch.\u201d\u009d \u2014 Yale archaeologist Richard Burger<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

When Bingham first arrived at Machu Picchu in 1911, he found carved onto the stone walls of the citadel a date \u2014 July 14, 1901 \u2014 along with the names of Gavino Ch\u00e1vez, Enrique Palma, and Agust\u00adn Liz\u00e1rraga, proving he was not the first outsider to explore ruins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Bingham set out from the city of Cusco in search of the lost Inca stronghold of Vilcabamba, it was another American who set him on the path that eventually led to Machu Picchu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this podcast interview, Washington-based independent scholar and author Dan Buck explains who that other American was, and why \u2014 in his estimation \u2014 Bingham still deserves every bit of credit for the scientific discovery of one of the world’s most famous, iconic archaeological complexes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books cited (and recommended)
in interview with Dan Buck:<\/h3>