Lost City of the Incas - The Story of Machu Picchu and Its Builders - 1948 [Hardcover] Hiram Bingham

In 1911, Hiram Bingham made the amazing discovery of Machu Picchu, Lost City of the Incas - a discovery now recognized as the most spectacular single achievement in the field of South American exploration. The complete story of that Peruvian adventure, and of subsequent exploration, is now presented for the first time in one volume and represents nearly forty years of work. It is unquestionably one of the most fascinating stories in the literature of exploration.