Hiram Bingham III, an American historian and explorer, is widely credited with bringing Machu Picchu to international attention in 1911. The ancient Inca site was not truly “discovered” by him, because local people already knew about it and it had remained known in the region. Bingham's expedition documented the site and helped introduce it to the wider world.
Who first discovered Machu Picchu?
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