Hiram Bingham was an American explorer and politician, who re-discovered Machu Picchu in 1911 with the guidance of local indigenous farmers. 

Machu Picchu has become one of the major attractions in South America, and Bingham is recognized as the man who brought the site to world attention.  He is also mentioned as being one of the posssible basis for ‘Indiana Jones’! 

The Incas started building Machu Picchu around AD1400 but it was abandoned as an official site for the Inca rulers a century later.  It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 and in 2007 was voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in a worldwide internet pole.

So why not join ATD in 2011 and discover yourself the magical and magnificent Machu Picchu, the dates are 5-15 May.

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