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Machu Picchu
Discovered in 1911 by Yale University Professor Hiram Bingham, the Inca city of Machu Picchu is arguably the greatest archaeological site of the Americas. But despite a hundred years of study, its function still remains a mystery.
Photograph by Martin Gray
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