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The First Explorers of Machu Picchu: Megalithic City in the Clouds

Machu Picchu

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On this episode of ‘The First Explorers’ we fly down to South America & rediscover the ruins of Machu Picchu through the eyes of the great explorer who found it, Hiram Bingham. Megaliths, mummies, lost gold & much more…

‘The First Explorers’ series is intended to bring to life the word-for-word firsthand accounts from explorers on the edges of the world…

Part 2 of 6

The First Explorers

The word-for-word, firsthand accounts of the explorers who reached these places first, brought back to life.

  1. 01The First Explorers of the Amazon: Evidence of Lost Civilizations in South America
  2. 02The First Explorers of Machu Picchu: Megalithic City in the Clouds
  3. 03The First Explorers of Dodo Island: Discovery & Extinction of the Dodo Bird
  4. 04The First Explorers of the Olmecs: A Truly Lost Civilization
  5. 05The First Explorers of the Osirion: Egypt’s Buried Megaliths
  6. 06The First Explorers of the Amazon, Olmecs, & more! (3 hour Supercut)

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