70 Destinations Lesson D 71

Goal 4 Talk about a discovery from the past

Talk to a partner about another discovery from the past that you have read or heard about

Writing

A Look at the photo of Hiram Bingham Is he on vacation What is he doing

D GOAL 4 TALK ABOUT A DISCOVERY FROM THE PAST

Reading

In 1911 I went to Cuzco in Peru looking for ancient Inca ruins We left Cuzco and traveled to the modern city of Urubamba and then continued down the Urubamba River until we came to the beautiful little town of Ollantaytambo with its amazing Inca fortress At this point we entered the Urubamba gorge and the journey became more difficult However we continued down the river and six days after we left Cuzco we arrived at a place called Mandorpampa A

man came and introduced himself as Arteaga and I asked him about ruins He told us of some ruins called Machu Picchu 2000 or more feet above the valley floor I offered to pay him 50 cents per day to take us to the ruins and he agreed

The next day we crossed the river on a bridge made from four tree trunks and began an exhausting climb At noon we arrived at a little grass hut The occupants were very friendly and gave us some boiled potatoes and a gourd of cool water The view was magnificent the water was delicious and the shade of the hut was agreeable but there were no ruins However we continued upwards sometimes climbing ladders until at last we arrived in a tropical forest on top of the mountain

Immediately we found some ancient Inca walls made of white stone I knew at once that this was a truly amazing discovery

I returned to Machu Picchu in 1912 and we began to clear the forest The ruins started to appear and they were outstanding The walls are made from enormous stones and they fit together perfectly As we continued to clear the forest we discovered more and more ruins until at last the lost city of Machu Picchu stood before us

Read the postcard Write a similar postcard about your last vacation or one of the vacations on page 67

Word Focus

occupants = The occupants of a house are the people that live therefit = If something fits it is the right shape and size

Hiram Bingham

The City of Machu Picchu the Cradle of the Inca Empire

The walls of the main temple are made from enormous stones The Incas had no metal tools and no one knows how they cut the stones We started to dig up the floor of the temple but we didnrsquot find anything of interest

ladders

fortress

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tree trunks

tropical forest

Most people travel for vacations but some people travel to explore and discover new places In 1911 Hiram Bingham an American archaeologist traveled to Peru where he discovered Machu Picchu the lost city of the Incas Read his report of the discovery

B Reread the article Underline the emphatic adjectives

C Answer the questions

1 Did Hiram Bingham discover Inca ruins in Ollantaytambo __________________ _______________________________

2 How much did he pay Arteaga _____ _______________________________

3 Was the climb to Machu Picchu easy _______________________________

4 Where did they eat ______________ _______________________________

5 How did the Incas cut the stones _______________________________

Hi everyone

Greetings from Phuket Wersquore having a great time here We arrived in Bangkok last Saturday and we went to The Golden Temple It was fascinating There was an enormous statue of the Buddha The hotel was spotless and the food was excellent but the traffic was terrible It is much more relaxing here on the beach in Phuket

Love GampD

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