Hiram Bingham’s Discovery of Machu Picchu – 100 Years Celebration!
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Machu Picchu by Hiram Bingham. Peru will be celebrating all year, but the “big event” will be on July 7th, the date that Machu Picchu was named as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World (in 2007). The other notable date is July 24th, the date in 1911 that Hiram Bingham visited the citadel for the first time. He was seeking the “Lost City of the Incas”, and found this site, untouched for centuries. (Note that it is not the Lost City of the Incas, but has become the most visited site in Peru!)
In honor of the anniversary, AWR is offering a set departure 7-day itinerary that will include a visit to Machu Picchu on July 24. Join us for an exciting travel experience!
Writer and researcher Christopher Heaney, author of Cradle of Gold: The Story of Hiram Bingham, a Real-Life Indiana Jones and the Search for Machu Picchu, will join and lead this special group departure, allowing our guests to experience Machu Picchu in a very unique way and to learn the most interesting and hidden facts about Machu Picchu, Hiram Bingham and his quest for the lost city of the Incas.
Dates:
- July 20-26, 2011
- Start/end in Lima, Peru
Hotels:
- Miraflores Park Hotel in Lima
- Orient Express Monasterio Hotel in Cusco
- Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel in Aguas Calientes