num_pages: 48
description: Caldecott Honor-winner Ted Lewin takes readers on a thrilling journey to the wilds of Peru in this story of Hiram Bingham, who, in 1911, carved a treacherous path through snake-filled jungles and across perilous mountains in search of Vilcapampa, the lost city of the Incas. Guided the last steps by a young Quechua boy, however, he discovered not the rumored lost city, but the ruins of Machu Picchu, a city totally unknown to the outside world, and one of the wonders of the world.
language: English
title: Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu
titlecomplete: Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu
genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Nonfiction, History, Geography
ratings_count: 98
publisher: Philomel Books