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Photograph of Machu Picchu taken in 1912 by Hiram Bingham during the Yale Peruvian Expedition. The site, an important Inca citadel in the Andes of Peru, had been visited earlier by local people such as Agustín Lizárraga in 1902, and was later brought to international attention through Bingham’s expeditions of 1911 and 1912. Today marks the anniversary of Bingham’s 1911 visit, which contributed to its worldwide recognition.

Hiram Bingham III, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

Male Green kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) in Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

This statue of Mary Magdalene is at the main altar of the parish church St. Georg in Hüfingen-Mundelfingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Today is Mary Magdalene's feast day.

H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

Space Shuttle Atlantis being towed back from the Shuttle Landing Facility to Orbiter Processing Facility-2 after completing STS-135, bringing the Space Shuttle program to an end. Today marks the 15th anniversary of said event.

Kim Shiflett, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

The Chess Queen, a.k.a. The Totem Pole, located a few hundred yards east of Cottonwood Cove, in Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, northern Arizona. Today is International Chess Day.

John Fowler, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

Cinnyris asiaticus (Purple Sunbird) in Bhigwan, Maharashtra, India.

Tisha Mukherjee, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

Sur En/Sent, municipality of Scuol, kanton Graubünden. Sculpture Negativ - Positive. Artwork by Peter Gredig.

Agnes Monkelbaan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

Westrup Heide in the early morning during the heather blossom season, Haltern am See, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

Emerald swift (Sceloporus malachiticus) Finca El Pilar, Antigua Guatemala. Also known as the green spiny lizard.

Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

Adult woman of the Laarim Tribe smoking in a pipe, Kimotong, South Sudan.

Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

The Medieval town of Belcastel in Aveyron, France, named one of "the most beautiful villages of France". Today is Bastille Day, the French National Day.

kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

Arhbalou village nestled in the foothills of the barren north face of the Western High Atlas, Al Haouz, Morocco.

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