Machu Picchu

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Machu Picchu, Peru

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Machu Picchu, Peru

Machu Picchu: stepped terraces and dwellings

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Also Known As	Machupijchu • Macchu Picchu • Machupicchu

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Machu Picchu, Peru

Hiram Bingham at Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu: Inca dwellings

Machu Picchu, Peru

Machu Picchu: stepped terraces and dwellings

Machu Picchu: industrial area

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Hiram Bingham

Hiram Bingham

American archaeologist and United States senator

Ancient Egyptian carving of Pharaoh Seti I holding his flail before the god of the underworld Osiris with Horus behind him. Abydos Temple, Egypt. Ancient carving, on public display for 2,000 years

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Taj Mahal, Agra, India. UNESCO World Heritage Site (minarets; Muslim, architecture; Islamic architecture; marble; mausoleum)

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Temple ruins of columns and statures at Karnak, Egypt (Egyptian architecture; Egyptian archaelogy; Egyptian history)

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