Dan's high stakes Inca adventure: Non-stop nosebleeds, snakes, mummified children.... Dan Snow on his intense trek in the Andes

Dan's high stakes Inca adventure: Non-stop nosebleeds, snakes, mummified children...

. Dan Snow on his intense trek in the Andes TV historian Dan Snow explores Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes READ MORE: Legendary riddle of China's lost prince could finally be solved after 2,000 years thanks to 'mindblowing' discovery: Coffin found close to Terracotta Army tomb could contain first emperor's son By Nicole Lampert For Weekend Magazine Published: 20:49 BST, 24 June 2024 | Updated: 20:49 BST, 24 June 2024 e-mail View comments Wearing an Indiana Jones hat in tribute to Hiram Bingham, the man who inspired Harrison Ford ’s swashbuckling hero, on his latest TV adventure Dan Snow follows in the footsteps of the US academic and explorer who discovered the incredible lost Inca city of Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes a century ago. Dan and his team encountered treacherous rock faces, venomous snakes and dangerous bugs – and all at such high altitude that they suffered constant nosebleeds.

But it’s all in a day’s work for the TV historian who’s explored some of the most amazing archaeological finds of the past century for Channel 5 . Dan’s new two-part series opens with the discovery of the 2,000-year-old Terracotta Army in China 50 years ago, before moving on to Machu Picchu. ‘These are among the world’s top ten archaeological sites,’ says Dan.

‘No one thought they’d find them.’ Machu Picchu was the summer retreat for Inca ruler Pachacuti, who built his kingdo.