See Photos of Machu Picchu Before It Became a Major Tourist Attraction
To say that Machu Picchu was discovered on July 24, 1911, is to forget that ruins cannot truly be found for the first time, since someone had to build them first. Still, when Yale historian Hiram Bingham ascended to the ancient site on that dayled by a local farmer, Melchor Arteaga, and a young boy