The "Lost City of the Incas" is a well-preserved pre-Columbian Inca ruin located at 2,430 m in the Urubamba Valley in Peru. Forgotten for centuries by the outside world, although not by locals, it was brought back to international attention by archaeologist Hiram Bingham who rediscovered it in 1911, and wrote a best-selling work about it.Thursday, February 22, 2007
Machu Picchu
The "Lost City of the Incas" is a well-preserved pre-Columbian Inca ruin located at 2,430 m in the Urubamba Valley in Peru. Forgotten for centuries by the outside world, although not by locals, it was brought back to international attention by archaeologist Hiram Bingham who rediscovered it in 1911, and wrote a best-selling work about it.
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