ost people travel for vacations, but some people travel
to explore and discover new places. In 1911, Hiram
Bingham, an American archaeologist, traveled to Peru
where he discovered Machu Picchu, the lost city of the
Incas. Read his report of the discovery.
In 1911, I went to Cuzco in Peru looking for ancient Inca ruins.
We left Cuzco and traveled to the modern city of Urubamba. We
then continued down the Urubamba River until we came to the
beautiful little town of Ollantaytambo. We continued down the
river, and six days after we left Cuzco, we arrived at a place called
Mandorpampa. A man came and introduced himself as Arteaga,
and I asked him about ruins. He told us of some ruins in the
mountains, called Machu Picchu. I offered to pay him 50 cents
per day to take us to the ruins, and he agreed.
The next day, we crossed the river and began an exhausting
climb. At noon we arrived at a little grass hut. The people there
were very friendly and gave us some boiled potatoes and cool
water. The view was magnificent, the water was delicious, but
there were no ruins. However, we continued upward until at last
we arrived on top of the mountain. Immediately, we found some
ancient Inca walls made of white stone. I knew at once that this
was a truly amazing discovery.
I returned to Machu Picchu in 1912, and we began to
clear the forest. We started to see the ruins, and they were
outstanding. The walls are made from enormous stones,
and as we continued to clear the forest, we discovered
more and more ruins. At last, the lost city of
Machu Picchu appeared before us.
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