1. Machu Picchu: The 'Lost City'
Dan Snow's History Hit
History Hit
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🗓️ 4 March 2024
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Part 1/4. Dan takes the podcast to the Peruvian Andes as he follows in the footsteps of intrepid American explorer Hiram Bingham who revealed Machu Picchu to the world.
At the turn of the 20th century, Bingham heard rumours of a fabled lost city in the clouds that revealed the power and brilliance of the Inca and their vast empire that once spanned a continent from the Amazon rainforest to the Pacific coast. With the help of expert guests, Dan tells the story of Hiram Bingham's discovery and reveals the mysteries hidden within the walls of Machu Picchu.
Produced by Mariana Des Forges and edited by Dougal Patmore.
The Rest of the Series:
Episode 2: The Rise of the Inca Empire
Episode 3: Inca Gods and Human Sacrifices
Episode 4: The Fall of the Inca Empire
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| 1:28.2 | thinner, bit of a shortage of breath as you can hear. I'm looking out on an astonishing view, towering mountains |
| 1:36.7 | on the other side of me, down below me a valley and in the bottom of that valley, river white water raging along and I can just hear the sound of that water |
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