(The National Geographic Society helped fund Bingham on excursions to Machu Picchu in 1912 and 1915.) Bingham believed he had found Vilcabamba, the so-called Lost City of the Inca where the last ...

Hiram Bingham thought that he had discovered the Lost City of Vilcabamba, even though we now know it was Machu Picchu. Unbeknownst to him, he had also traveled through Vilcabamba in 1911.

Note: Some of the below destinations may be affected by the civil unrest in Peru. Check with the U.S. Department of State before traveling. Machu Picchu is thought to be one of the largest and ...

who mistakenly thought it was the Lost City of the Incas, filled with gold. In a way he was right, with Machu Picchu being the nation’s hottest tourist hot spot. Too much so: In 2008 ...

Visit the Sun Gate at sunrise for incredible ... Sleeping Among the Stars This 5,000-year-old City in Peru Is a Less-crowded Alternative to Machu Picchu Why T+L Readers Voted Cuzco, Peru As ...