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Article: Incas, children of the sun.(CULTURE)(Geographic overview)
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- The World and I
- Article date:
- June 1, 2007
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In the variety of its charms and the powers of its spell, I know of no place in the world which can compare with it. Not only has it great snow peaks looming above the clouds more than two miles overhead, gigantic precipices of many colored granite rising sheer for thousands of feet above the foaming, glistening, roaring rapids; it has also, in striking contrast, orchids and tree ferns, the delectable beauty of luxurious vegetation, and the mysterious witchery of the jungle.--Hiram Bingham III
What if you had been there with American archaeologist Hiram Bingham III and his party as they set out for Peru in June of 1911? Surely, you would've been excited in a way ...
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Article: REP. SIMMONS UNVEILS HIRAM BINGHAM IV STAMP
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
May 24, 2006 ;
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... ... issued the following news release: Rep. Rob Simmons, R-2nd District, today unveiled the postage stamp honoring Hiram Bingham IV - the American diplomat and Salem (CT) native who risked his career to help Jewish refugees in France escape the Nazis ...
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