Although it’s a landmark book about a landmark event, I found much of the first part of the book hard to slog through. I guess I was in a hurry to get to the part where he actually finds Machu Picchu. Much of the other material just did not pique my interest very much. That picked up from about Chap

I did not finish as it got a bit long and repetitive and seemed too centered in Hiram and not enough on the people who had been there first.

An fascinating and interesting read from probably one of the last great explorers of the late 19th and early 20th C. Travelling from tropical (almost) sea level to alpine conditions high up in the Andes in just one day must have been an experience-and-a-half, especially with the kit that was availab

After hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, I thought it would be a worthwhile activity to read Bingham's account of "discovery." (Note that Bingham's credited discovery is very Western-centric; even he doesn't dignify the suggestion that he was the first to find the site).

If you're reading to find

While a lot of this account has been disproved since its publication, it is still a very interesting read. It is far from being perfect, in fact, several parts are problematic to the contemporary reader (especially Bingham's observations of the "Indian race"), but as a historical text, it is fascina