New Series! Machu Picchu Coming 4th March

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

History

4.7 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2024

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Summary

Following in the footsteps of explorer Hiram Bingham, Dan embarks on an incredible adventure through the cloud forest of the Andes to reveal the mysteries of Machu Picchu and the mighty Inca civilization.

In this series he takes listeners to Peru's city in the clouds, chronicling the way this extraordinary citadel was unveiled to the world at the turn of the 20th century. He traverses Peru to explore the meteoric rise of the Inca Empire, how it conquered peoples and lands from the Pacific to the Amazon, its formidable rulers, mastery over the landscape and ingenuity. He stares into the face of the Inca as he meets Juanita the Ice Mummy, a victim of child sacrifice and delves into their world of oracles, astronomy and chilling rituals. When the Spanish arrived the Inca Empire- one of the most powerful on Earth- fell spectacularly. Dan and his expert guests reveal how.

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0:00.0	I'm breathless, I'm planting, because I'm hiking up the Inca trail in the footsteps of the intrepid explorer, Hurham Bingham.
0:09.0	Why? Oh, because Dan Snow's history here is going to Machu Picchu.
0:15.0	Join me in Peru for an epic mini-series
0:21.0	unravelling the mysteries of the Inca, one of the greatest empires that's ever existed.
0:27.2	We trace their meteoric rise to power, their domination of mountain, desert, and jungle. Their elaborate ritual and practices, including human sacrifices,
0:37.0	and their demise at the hands of the Spanish conquistadors
0:42.0	in their bloody pursuit of gold and riches.
0:46.7	Coming to Dan Snow's history hits Monday, March 4th.
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