In 1911, Hiram Bingham was the first scientist to ever visit Machu Picchu. Now more than 500,000 people visit the ruins each year.

 
The funerary mask of a Wari woman who died and was buried some 1300 years ago in the area of Lima, Peru

Oh mummy! Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Tribe Members Sacrificed 1,300 Years Ago

The Daily Mail
August 27, 2008
Archaeologists working at an ancient Peruvian burial site have unearthed the first intact ruins belonging to a tribe which […]

 
(Above: Francisco Pizarro seizes the Inca Emperor Atahualpa in 1533. Although the emperor turned over a large ransom in gold and silver in exchange for being set free, Pizarro murdered him anyway).
Machu Picchu: Known and Unknown, There and Not There

(Originally published in Spanish in Peru in La Republica, Aug 31, 2008. The Spanish version […]