Still, Bingham’s work at Machu Picchu did reintroduce the larger world ... a guard tower, thousands of stone steps, and an intricate drainage and canal network. The estate is also surrounded ...

He uncovered a few Inca-carved stone walls and bridges but dismissed the ruins and ultimately focused on Machu Picchu. Savoy uncovered much of the rest. So what then was this city that Bingham had ...

Although the reconstructed temples are the most impressive buildings, Machu Picchu’s most important structure is the Intihuatana or “hitching post of the sun,” a mysterious abstract stone ...