Lost cities exercise 1b, page 86.0:03
It was the 24th of July 1911.0:17
Hiram Bingham, an American archaeologist, was in the Andes Mountains in Peru.0:20
Suddenly he saw walls of stone in front of him.0:26
He couldn't believe it.0:29
Was this the lost city of Machu Picchu?0:31
Machu Picchu is an ancient Inca site in the Andes Mountains in Peru.0:44
It dates back to 1436.0:49
But what was it exactly?0:52
And why did the Incas build it so high in the mountains?0:54
No one is really certain.0:58
Bingham found amazing things in Machu Picchu.1:00
He discovered stone buildings with thick walls, homes for the people and a beautiful palace for the emperor.1:03
There was even a huge pyramid.1:10
The city also had a tall tower, temples, storage rooms, baths, about 150 houses and a park.1:13
It had running water and water fountains.1:21
All the buildings were very strong.1:25
Even earthquakes didn't destroy them.1:28
The Incas were clever people and they knew how to do many things.1:30
They weren't only great builders and astronomers, they were also good farmers.1:35
They constructed terraced fields around the city and they grew potatoes, corn and cocoa.1:41
Machu Picchu was a great city.1:47
Hundreds of people lived there.1:50
Then one day they left and no one really knows why.1:52
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