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An explorer’s …………... with the ruined city of Machu Picchu, the most famous icon of the Inca civilisation

When the US explorer and …………... Hiram Bingham arrived in South America in 1911, he was ready for what was to be the greatest achievement of his life

His goal was to locate the ………….s of a city called Vitcos, the last capital of the Inca civilization.

His goal was to locate the remains of a city called Vitcos, the last capital of the Inca …………....

Cusco lies on a high ……….. at an elevation of more than 3,000 metres, and Bingham’s plan was to descend from this plateau along the valley of the Urubamba river

Cusco lies on a high plateau at an elevation of more than 3,000 metres, and Bingham’s plan was to………….. from this plateau along the valley of the Urubamba river

Bingham’s plan was to descend from this plateau along the valley of the Urubamba river, which takes a ………………... route down to the Amazon and passes through an area of dramatic canyons and mountain ranges.

Bingham’s plan was to descend from this plateau along the valley of the Urubamba river, which takes a circuitous route down to the Amazon and passes through an area of dramatic ………….s and mountain ranges.

When Bingham and his team ………… ………. down the Urubamba in late July, they had an advantage over travellers who had preceded them: a track had recently been blasted down the valley canyon to enable rubber to be brought up by mules from the jungle.

When Bingham and his team set off down the Urubamba in late July, they had an advantage over travellers who had ………...d them: a track had recently been blasted down the valley canyon to enable rubber to be brought up by mules from the jungle.