In 1911, Hiram Bingham, the young Yale professor, set out on his expedition in search of Inca ruins. Guided the last steps by a young Quechua boy, 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.

Related: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Peru, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), South America

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• ISBN: 9780399233029
• Author: Lewin, Ted
• Illustrator: Lewin, Ted
• Published: 2003, Philomel
• Themes: ancient, archeology, discovery, Incas, Indigenous
• Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Peru, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), South America
• No. of pages: 48