1970 Press Photo Mountain-top city, Machu Picchu, Peru - pia00383

Peru (Machu Picchu). Machu Picchu, a mountain-top city in the Andes, 50 miles from ... explored by Dr. Hiram Bingham in 1911, and one of the mystery ... cities of South America featured in the 12th P-I American Society of ... its Film Festival set for next month in the Opera House. City is de... "pre-Inca." Apparently, it was a city of last refuge, intended by its ... be a secure place to which they could retreat as a last resort. What ... of them is a mystery, as was existence of the city itself for many years.

Photo is dated 1970.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.