A story of adventure, secrets and no little luck took a hundred years ago the American explorer Hiram Bingham to the heights of the forest in the Andes of southern Peru,where he found the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu Madrid,Spain .-Machu Picchu marks a before and after fortourism in Peru, but is now visited by nearly one million people a year,few know the history that led Hiram Bingham to the lost city, but not completely unknown for four centuries.
It was July 24, 1911 when a profesor at Yale University rose tothe top of the "old mountain" (the Spanish translation of theQuechua Machu Picchu) to find the ruins of the Inca buildings covered by jungle vegetation Peruvian Cuzco region.
It was July 24, 1911 when a profesor at Yale University rose tothe top of the "old mountain" (the Spanish translation of theQuechua Machu Picchu) to find the ruins of the Inca buildings covered by jungle vegetation Peruvian Cuzco region.
THE MYSTERY OF ORIGIN
Lizárraga, who performed the first cleanup of the ruins, was accompanied by Peruvians Justo A.Ochoa, Gabino Sanchez and Enrique Palma,but drowned in the Urubamba in February 1912 and therefore could not claim its discovery.
But even before him,already existed in nineteenth-century maps that indicated the site of Machu Picchu, and if you go back further in time, early indications of its existence in 1565,in the writings of Diego Rodríguez de Figueroa appeared withthe name "Pijchu."
One hundred years after its worldwide recognition,and through these clarifications and explanations, there is consensus that, while Bingham was not the discoverer, it was the first personRealizing the historical importance of the site that became known as "the jewel of the Inca. "
But even before him,already existed in nineteenth-century maps that indicated the site of Machu Picchu, and if you go back further in time, early indications of its existence in 1565,in the writings of Diego Rodríguez de Figueroa appeared withthe name "Pijchu."
One hundred years after its worldwide recognition,and through these clarifications and explanations, there is consensus that, while Bingham was not the discoverer, it was the first personRealizing the historical importance of the site that became known as "the jewel of the Inca. "
The enigma of its origin and function remains however on therugged peaks covered with greenery,the Andean mountains,and for some this was the resting place of Pachacutec, the leading organizer of the Inca Empire.
Other researchers believe,however, that Machu Picchu was a small Inca capital of the region bordering on the territory of theAmazon tribes (Antisuyo) and explains why it was abandoned, and then embraced by the dense forest in the great cataclysmsocial meant the arrival of Spanish conquistadors.
Other researchers believe,however, that Machu Picchu was a small Inca capital of the region bordering on the territory of theAmazon tribes (Antisuyo) and explains why it was abandoned, and then embraced by the dense forest in the great cataclysmsocial meant the arrival of Spanish conquistadors.
AROUND THE PIECES
However,Cuzco in Peru and always hovered in the shadow ofan apparent manipulation that made the browser,both the ruins and the archaeological remains found since Yale was more than four thousand pieces for study with an authorization temporary and never returned.
After being studied for more than 90 years in the American university, the Peruvian government to crown this year 2011, an agreement to be returned to their place of origin.
Last April, 363 pieces ready to be displayed immediately came to Lima and were exposed to tens of thousands people for two weeks at the Government Palace before being taken to Cuzco.
According to the Peruvian Executive, other archaeological remains and will be returned in stages until completion of thetotal at the end of 2012, which should have closed the controversy over the lost city of the Incas.
And although the government of Alan Garcia decided to call the2011 the "Year of the centenary of the discovery of MachuPicchu to the world", many have pointed out that it makes clear that Bingham was not the first man to reach that magical place.
According to historical records, in 1902 the site was visited by the yeoman Cuzco Agustín Lizárraga, who even left an inscription, which later disappeared, with your name and year of your visit,one of the large polished stones of the citadel.
After being studied for more than 90 years in the American university, the Peruvian government to crown this year 2011, an agreement to be returned to their place of origin.
Last April, 363 pieces ready to be displayed immediately came to Lima and were exposed to tens of thousands people for two weeks at the Government Palace before being taken to Cuzco.
According to the Peruvian Executive, other archaeological remains and will be returned in stages until completion of thetotal at the end of 2012, which should have closed the controversy over the lost city of the Incas.
And although the government of Alan Garcia decided to call the2011 the "Year of the centenary of the discovery of MachuPicchu to the world", many have pointed out that it makes clear that Bingham was not the first man to reach that magical place.
According to historical records, in 1902 the site was visited by the yeoman Cuzco Agustín Lizárraga, who even left an inscription, which later disappeared, with your name and year of your visit,one of the large polished stones of the citadel.
