📅 Machu Picchu meets the world (1911)
Objects taken away then have since been returned to Peru and are shown at the Machu Picchu Museum (Casa Concha) in Cusco.
Where: Machu Picchu, Peru
📅 On This Day: July 24
July 24, 1911: Machu Picchu meets the world. On 24 July 1911, American explorer Hiram Bingham, guided by Peruvian farmer Melchor Arteaga, reached Machu Picchu, an Inca city high in the Andes. His photos and writing made it famous around the world.
✨ More events on this day
- 1950 🚀 Cape Canaveral in Florida launched its first rocket, a Bumper, in 1950; the spot later became the launch site for trips to the Moon.
- 1963 🎨 The schooner Bluenose II was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, in 1963, a copy of a champion racing ship that appears on Canada's ten-cent coin.
- 1987 🧭 At 91 years old, Hulda Crooks climbed Mount Fuji in 1987, becoming the oldest person to reach the top of Japan's highest mountain. Mount Fuji →
🧠 Question of the day
Who guided Bingham to Machu Picchu?
- A Peruvian farmer
- A trained dog
- The US president
Show the answer
Answer: A Peruvian farmer
Questions
What happened on July 24?
July 24, 1911: Machu Picchu meets the world. It happened in Machu Picchu, Peru.
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