Lost cities exercise 1b, page 86.0:02
Machu picchu it was 24 July 1911.0:14
Hiram Bingham, an American archaeologist, was in the Andes Mountains in Peru.0:19
Suddenly he he saw walls of stone in front of him.0:25
He couldn't believe it.0:28
Was this the lost city of Machu Picchu?0:30
Machu Picchu is an ancient Inca site in the Andes Mountains in Peru.0:43
It dates back to 1436.0:48
But what was it exactly?0:51
And why did the Incas build it so high in the mountains?0:53
No one is really certain.0:57
Bingham found amazing things in Machu Picchu.0:59
He discovered stone buildings with thick walls, homes for the people and a beautiful palace for the emperor.1:02
There was even a huge pyramid.1:09
The city also had a tall tower, temples, storage rooms, baths, a about 150 houses and a park.1:12
It had running water and water fountains.1:21
All the buildings were very strong.1:24
Even earthquakes didn't destroy them.1:27
The Incas were clever people and they knew how to do many things.1:29
They weren't only great builders and astronomers, they were also good farmers.1:34
They constructed terraced fields around the city and they grew potatoes, corn and cocoa.1:40
Machu Picchu was a great city.1:46
Hundreds of people lived there.1:49
Then one day they left and no one really knows why.1:51
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