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(On the morning of July 24, 1911, Hiram Bingham, a professor at Yale University, )
On the morning of July 24, 1911, Hiram Bingham, a professor at Yale University,
(set off in a cold rain to investigate reports of ancient Inca ruins in Peru.)
set off in a cold rain to investigate reports of ancient Inca ruins in Peru.
(He walked through a jungle, cutting down trees and plants, crawled across a "bridge" formed by fallen trees,)
He walked through a jungle, cutting down trees and plants, crawled across a "bridge" formed by fallen trees,
(and moved slowly and carefully through areas where dangerous snakes lived.)
and moved slowly and carefully through areas where dangerous snakes lived.
(After hours of walking like this,he came across one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th centry-)
After hours of walking like this,he came across one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th centry-
(and what was named in 2007 as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World:Machu Picchu.)
and what was named in 2007 as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World:Machu Picchu.
(What Bingham saw was a sky-high city of stone buildings situated on an Andean mountain )
What Bingham saw was a sky-high city of stone buildings situated on an Andean mountain
(that is 2430 meters above sea level.)
that is 2430 meters above sea level.
(There are palaces and temples, houses and werehouses.)
There are palaces and temples, houses and werehouses.
(One area, which seems to have been used for some kind of ceremony, is closed off from the rest of the city.)
One area, which seems to have been used for some kind of ceremony, is closed off from the rest of the city.
(The buildings, raised floors and open-air areas are connected by narrow paths.)
The buildings, raised floors and open-air areas are connected by narrow paths.
(The central buildings use the classical Inca architectural style of polished dry-stone walls.)
The central buildings use the classical Inca architectural style of polished dry-stone walls.
(The blocks of stone are cut so precisely that there is no need to use any kind of bonding material )
The blocks of stone are cut so precisely that there is no need to use any kind of bonding material
(between the blocks.)
between the blocks.
(Bingham later wrote:"It seemed like an unbelievable dream.")
Bingham later wrote:"It seemed like an unbelievable dream."
(Indeed, Machu Picchu has everything you'd hope for from a "Wonder of the World":the beauty of the mountains,)
Indeed, Machu Picchu has everything you'd hope for from a "Wonder of the World":the beauty of the mountains,
(the perfect harmony between nature and the buildings,as well as a sense of mystery-What was all this for?)
the perfect harmony between nature and the buildings,as well as a sense of mystery-What was all this for?