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July 14

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1902

124 years ago

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Peruvian explorer and farmer Agustín Lizárraga discovers Machu Picchu, the "Lost City of the Incas"

Peruvian explorer and farmer Agustín Lizárraga discovers Machu Picchu, the "Lost City of the Incas".

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