The Inca Legacy, Suspended in Time
After its “discovery” by Yale professor Hiram Bingham in the early 20th century, Machu Picchu rapidly gained fame in the Western world as the “lost city” of the Incas. Although most archaeologists are now in agreement that the site represents the remains of a royal estate built by the great Sapa Inca Pachatuti, there is still much that is unknown about the ruins. This sense of mystery, coupled with its ethereal location, perched on a lofty Andean ridge, encircled by forest-covered mountains, is what lends Machu Picchu its appeal.
