Lost City of the Incas - Hardcover

Bingham, Hiram

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0297607596 ISBN 13: 9780297607595

Publisher: Orion, 2002

Synopsis

In 1911 Hiram Bingham, a pre-historian with a love of exotic destinations, set out to Peru in search of the legendary city of Vilcabamba, capital city of the last Inca ruler, Manco Inca. With a combination of doggedness and good fortune he stumbled on the perfectly preserved ruins of Machu Picchu perched on a cloud-capped ledge 2000 ft above the torrent of the Urumbamba River. The buildings were of white granite, exquisitely carved blocks each higher than a man. Bingham had not, as it turned out, found Vilcabamba but he had nevertheless made an astonishing discovery which he described in his best-selling book LOST CITY OF THE INCAS.

About this title

Book Description:

First published in the 1950s, this is a classic account of the discovery in 1911 of the lost city of Machu Picchu, now beautifully illustrated with contemporary modern photographs.

About the Author:

Hugh Thomson, the editor of this edition, is a travel writer and documentary film maker living in Bristol. His first book, THE WHITE ROCK, is published by W&N in August 2001.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orion
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0297607596
• ISBN 13: 9780297607595
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Thomson Hugh