From 100 Facts For 100 Years of Machu Picchu - #61

By Catharine Hamm | Los Angeles Times Travel Editor

61. Critics say, somewhat disdainfully, that Hiram Bingham, who was a history professor, lacked the proper training to excavate Machu Picchu.

At the time of the discovery of Machu Picchu, Hiram Bingham was not a professor but a lecturer.