Dec
18
Debate Continues Over Whether A German Discovered Machu Picchu
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The ruins of Peru’s Machu Picchu in 1913 (photo by Hiram Bingham)
Debate Rages in Peru: Was a Lost City Ever Lost?
December 8, 2008
NYT
CUSCO, Peru — From the postcards bearing his swashbuckling, fedora-topped image to the luxury train emblazoned with his name that runs to the foot of the mountain redoubt of Machu Picchu, reminders […]
Dec
14
Peru Files Lawsuit Against Yale University Over Machu Picchu Artifacts
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Peru sues Yale University to recover “Machu Picchu” artifacts
Living in Peru
December 10, 2008
Peru has quietly filed a lawsuit against Yale University, officially turning a nearly century-long dispute over the rightful ownership of Inca artifacts into a legal battle, reported Wednesday Yale Daily News…
Dec
2
Inca-Era Mummy Discovered Near Machu Picchu
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The Frozen Mummy of an Inca Girl Found On Top Of A Mountain In Argentina In 1999
(Note: Readers of this blog will recall that a German adventurer, Augusto R. Berns, claimed to have discovered a cave full of Inca mummies on a piece of property he…