Most people travel for vacations, but some people travel o explore and discover new places. In 1911, Hiram ngham, an American archaeologist, traveled to Peru he discovered Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Incas. Read his report ofthe discovery.
In 1911, I to ouzeo in Peru looking for ancient Inca ruins. We left went the modern city of Urubamba. We Cuzco traveled to then continued down the Urubamba River until we came to the beautiful little town of Ollantaytambo. We continued down the river, and six days we left Cuzco, we arrived at a place calle 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 new at once that this was a truly amazing discovery.
I returned to Machu Picchu in 1912, and we began to lear the forest. We started to see the ruins, and they were outstanding. T walls are made from enormous stones, and as we continue to clear the forest, we discovered more and more ruins. At last, the lost citv of Machu Picchu appeared before us.