Douglas Eugene “Gene” Savoy (May 11, 1927-September 11, 2007) Gene Savoy was perhaps the most successful South American explorer of his generation and certainly the most controversial. His discovery of ‘Old Vilcabamba’ at Espíritu Pampa in 1964 was the most important find of an Inca site since Hiram Bingham stumbled on Machu Picchu in 1911. … Continue reading Gene Savoy, Andean Explorer, Obituary