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Page 450
... Machu Picchu ( page 436 ) . We made several switchbacks to surmount the steep mountainsides which enclose Cusco . Soon we started on a downgrade which would continue all the way to the foot of the citadel , from the high , chill plateau ...
... Machu Picchu ( page 436 ) . We made several switchbacks to surmount the steep mountainsides which enclose Cusco . Soon we started on a downgrade which would continue all the way to the foot of the citadel , from the high , chill plateau ...
Page 452
... Machu Picchu , the mountain , expecting to find only insignificant ruins , when he suddenly faced a surprising sight- " a flight of 100 walled terraces . Full of wonder , Senator Bingham wrote : " I saw beautiful walls of stone houses ...
... Machu Picchu , the mountain , expecting to find only insignificant ruins , when he suddenly faced a surprising sight- " a flight of 100 walled terraces . Full of wonder , Senator Bingham wrote : " I saw beautiful walls of stone houses ...
Page 461
... Machu Picchu Peak . From an ancient cemetery we had an impressive view of the entire city ( pages 456-7 ) . Machu Picchu is famous for lighting effects . Because of peculiar climatic location on the edge of the tropical zone , the city ...
... Machu Picchu Peak . From an ancient cemetery we had an impressive view of the entire city ( pages 456-7 ) . Machu Picchu is famous for lighting effects . Because of peculiar climatic location on the edge of the tropical zone , the city ...
Contents
Copraship Voyage to Fijis Outlying Islands By Marjory C Thomas 121 | viii |
Down the Susquehanna by Canoe By Ralph Gray With 45 illustrations in color from | xvi |
Here Come the Marines By Frederick Simpich 647 | xxii |
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