The story of the discovery, in 1911, of the lost city of Machu Picchu, illustrated with contemporary modern photographs. Hiram Bingham set out to find the legen... » 

The story of the discovery, in 1911, of the lost city of Machu Picchu, illustrated with contemporary modern photographs. Hiram Bingham set out to find the legendary city of Vilcabamba, but stumbled on the ruins of Machu Picchu, perched on a ledge 2000 feet above the Urumbamba River. «