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Hiram Bingham and the Lost City of Machu Picchu
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956) was a history teacher. He wanted to learn about the ancient people of South America. He visited South America five times and discovered many ancient ruins. His most famous discovery was in Machu Picchu. It was the ruins of Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Incas.
The Incas lived in South America for three hundred years. Then, in the 1500s, they lost a war with the Spanish. The Spanish tried to destroy everything that the Incas, built, but people said there was still an old city somewhere in the mountains.
Many people searched for Machu Picchu, but no one found it. Then, in 1911, Bingham learned about some ruins on a mountain next to the Urubamba River. Bingham climbed the mountain, and there was the city!
At one time, a thousand people lived in Machu Picchu. They built long streets and beautiful stone buildings. One building was an observatory where they watched the sun, moon and stars. They told time by the stars, and made a calendar to mark the hours, days and years.
When did these people leave Machu Picchu? Where did they go? No one knows.
Today tourist can take buses up to these famous ruins. They walk on the streets and take pictures of the houses. They like being in this ancient place.
