In the 16th century, the Inca Empire faced Spanish conquistadors and fled deep into the jungles of Peru, where they built a last stronghold called Vilcabamba. American explorer Hiram Bingham, driven by a desire for fame, sought to uncover the lost city of Vilcabamba. Bingham’s expedition, funded by various corporations and his wife’s wealth, led him to Machu Picchu, a remarkable Inca site he initially believed to be Vilcabamba. Bingham’s legacy endures as he played a pivotal role in uncovering one of the world’s great wonders.
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The Shocking Discovery Of The Lost Medieval Citadel Of The Incan Empire | Myth Hunters | Chronicle 16.3.24 is it flippant to suggest Maanco was a clint eastwood character…he who had no quarrel…made money from those two opposing idiot factions….?
Oh so a peasant farmer found it and you claimed the credit.
He was wrong.. what a loser
Absolutely amazing! He was wrong on a couple things and made one of the greatest discoveries in history
Who cares who found it? These stories are so boring!
Hiram Bingham III, incompetent "explorer"
Absolutely captivating! The uncovering of the lost medieval citadel of the Incan Empire is truly mesmerizing. Every detail in this video kept me on the edge of my seat. Can't wait to explore more mysteries with Myth Hunters. Keep up the fantastic work
He didn't find or discover anything!! He was lead to it by people that already knew about it and the location!
The music though dramatic is too loud.
Bingham deserves credit for “discovering” this lost Incan citadel because he was the first non Incan to reveal this masterpiece of architecture to the world’s attention.
What happened to the people who lived there?
I have travelled there twice. It is mangificent.
This is a documentary about Hyram Bingham the 3rd's "great discovery" that was already known by the local people. Good thing those rich white men were around to write history for us. BTW, "impoverished academic" is an oxymoron. But I don't expect narrators with British accents to know that.
What happened to the kind indians who lived there? I hope they weren't chased out of their homes 🙏
I visited Macchu Picu. Amazing place. Keep in mind it was built without iron or horses in a remote mountain area. Incredible feat by the Inca. I was in awe.
I visited Macchu Picu. Amazing site knowing it was built without iton or horse in a remote place in the mountains. The stones were carved with precision with no gaps or mortar. Incredible feat by the Inca.
Why do you think that the Inkas were an Empire,? Because of the conquistadors? Or because of the current spaniards? Such a concept exist only en western (european) and/or in the Midle Eastern culture. The Inka society were never an Empire (Do you know its implications of an Empire?) , we don't have such a concept in our culture. You can find out through our voices; meaning, through our languages. Even here in North America'', natives don't have that term and many, many other terms or concepts in their languages. Etc., etc.,!
Bingham’s ‘discovery’ is actually a western academic’s revelation of historical colonialism. It’s only relevant because the European conquest was hell bent on destroying and looting foreign lands for their own empowerment. The other relevant action is to question what we can all learn about ourselves as the descendants of both peoples. It’s a sobering review for everyone – may we approach our past with solemn respect for all the ‘actors’.
Western "explorers" always write history to credit their egos and empty soulless existence.Just accept all this was here before you showed up you bum
0:30 (and 8:58) The catastrophe that destroyed the ancient civilization…Five centuries ago, imperialist swine conquistadors hell-bent on Incan genocide arrive in modern day Peru. In a desperate attempt to survive, they fled into the jungle and built a city, which has since been lost to time.
1:12 A privileged, scholarly historian (Hiram Bingham) at Yale University felt inadequate. Moreover, his luxurious lifestyle had become boring, what with all the balls and banquets, fetes and follies…
3:46 In 1909, as part of his studies he goes to Peru to look at trade routes (how dull). While there, a Peruvian guide took him up into the Andes and showed him Choquequirao, which the terrorized Incans built to defend Cuzcos from the onslaught of the imperialist genocide. Today, capitalists seeking profit hype it on the internet as "the best hike in Peru." Bingham was blown away!
7:26 The call to adventure (in Campbell's grandiose terms, even though his idea are essentially a rip off of Vladimir Propp's generic fairy tale)…So Bingham decides he better do some more studying about these Incas if he was to call himself a Latin American historian or something.
8:31 Back at boring old Yale, he goes in the library and starts studying Incan history. Interestingly enough, the only books they have about the subject are written by the European colonialists! (In thi case, "The Spanish Chronicles.") Perhaps because they sought to destroy any opposing viewpoint in order to absolve themselves of any guilt, and just torched all the Incan records. After all, the Spanish were christians who, more than anything, love to burn books that they don't like! Here is what he learned:
…10:05 The Incas fled their capital Cuzco in 1539 and created a new capital called Vitcos up in the mountains.
…10:35 The Spanish assholes kept coming! (They tell you so right in their own book, so they must have believed genocide was the right thing to do.) The Aztecs fled back down hill into the jungle and made another city, Vilcabamba, where they made their last stand against the Europigs.
…11:07 The Spanish found it and wiped it out, decided to cover that up and not talk about it anymore, and the city was lost, hidden in the dense jungle someplace. So Bingham wondered where it as.
…11:50 The Spanish Chronicles did mention that it was 30 miles (a hard two days hike) form Vitcos, but where is Vitcos?
… 12:44 HEY! HEY! It says that Vitcos is 100 miles from Cuzcos! Just follow the river and look for the sacred white rock!!! From there he would be able to find Vilcabamba.
13:57 Bingham decides to lead an expedition to find Vitcos and Vilcabamba and, despite his wealth and privilege, starts a Go Fund Me. Even Abercrombie & Fitch gave him some high fashion that he could model in the photos from the camera Kodak gave him in the Harper's magazine article!!! It is a capitalist's dream come true!!! WOOOH!
And so the adventure beings….
That was good
The 1800 dollars was like saying 50,000 today
I often feel like I want to leave the cruel modern world behind and head south to live with the Inca.
I don't understand how you can claim to "discover" a place that many other people know about–American and European hubris.
I now realize that Europeans were NOT more ruthless than their conquered peoples, just more powerful and easy with hypocrisy. Pagans didn't break any laws when they practiced war, Christians did.
Dude didn't find nothing.
The Indians?
Wtf
Excellent documentary! Watched from beginning to end. Machu Picchu is truly a fabulous place with extraordinary views and architecture!
I wonder why people watch these documentaries and then comment in such a rude derogatory manner… if you don’t like it, just click away but don’t be so rude to the people who made this documentary! They’ve put many hours into this. If you can do better, please share 😅😖 Oh and @iamllux why do you think British narrators and documentary makers are considered THE BEST in the world? Because they are. I really wonder the foundation of your ridiculous comment, like I said “if you don’t like what you see, click away!”
It seems quite obvious that Machu Picchu is not Vilcabamba. The chronicle is clear that the Incas took refuge to jungle plains, and its completely logical. They already saw Mountains arent protected enough as Spaniards took all their cities and forts there. They went to more inaccessible place, and eventhough its not their normal habitat, they had no choice. Also, the lack of ruins the kind of Machu Picchu there is normal, there isnt enough stone in muddy plain as there is in mountain, the Incas were remnants and refugees, not the grat empire any more, so its obvious that most of what they would have built there would be made of wood and perish.
When you walk the so called Inca trail, your first view of it is amazing, it was for me 24 years ago.
He lived on top of a hill? Well I have heard it all now.
He had the money to uncovered it. He didn't discovered nothing new for the people there. Only to show for the rest of the world. Somebody had to do it one day
Wow what a bunch of white saviourism. He didn’t find anything he was shown where it was.
Who writes the titles? It wasn't "shocking"… please, we are NOT on the Daily Mail.. just a normal descriptive title would be enough… that said, video itself was good so thanks!
If we think about this, it is an indication of how we keep making mistakes. The Spanish were modern people. They had come out of the medieval times and were essentially just like us, without our technology. We are making mistakes today too. It’s in our nature to make mistakes. Even when we think that we are doing the right thing, there’s going to be mistakes. We can get past all the turmoil in our various cultures and traditions by just acknowledging that we are always in a state of making mistakes. Accept it. It happened. It’ll happen again and again. Don’t anguish over it. Don’t be angry about it or seek vengeance for it. Because doing so will only yield more mistakes and hurt people who are completely innocent of mistakes from 500 years ago. We made mistakes yesterday. We will make mistakes today and tomorrow too. Don’t hate anyone for it. Just try not to hurt anyone and try to be as good as you can be. Play with your children and your dog and cat, love your family and spouse and be respectful to everyone you meet. Acknowledge that we are all different. Realize that the difference is what makes a soup a delicious thing. The meats and vegetables and spices are mixed together and their variables are what make it tastier than each one on its own. Teach this to your children and share the idea with other people.