Most 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 leit Cuzco, we arrived at a place ca andorpampa. 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 GLI to pay him 50 cents per day to take us to the ruins, and he agreed The next day, we the river and began an exhausting crossed climb. At noon we a ived 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 iound 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 dis more and more ruins. At last, the lost city of Machu Picchu appeared before us.