Surveyed by Robert Stephenson ^ 

 Drawn by Albert H. Bumstead ™ 



MAT OF MACiiU TICCHU AND VICINITV 



This relief map of Machu Picchu and vicinity gives a good general idea of the relative 

 position of Heald's bridge, the ruins, and the two peaks — Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu. 

 It also shows the location of the two trails up from the Uruhamba River and enables one 

 to form some conception of the extent of the ruins. The map is misleading in that the 

 precipices are flattened out as they would be if one we.e looking down upon them from a 

 balloon. 



side me. It amused me so much to 

 watch him that I forgot all abotit my 

 own jolted bones. There was nothing 

 broken, however, and we made our way 

 without much more trouble around the 

 fire and fell upon the peons, who were 

 gathered in a bunch, speculating as to 

 where we might be." 



Three days later I reached Machu 

 Picchti in company with Dr. Eaton, our 

 osteologist, and Mr. Erdis, who, as arche- 

 ological engineer, was to have charge 



of the general work of clearing and ex- 

 cavating the ruins. 



Mr. Heald was at once relieved from 

 further duty at Machu Picchu, where he 

 had just begun the work of clearing, and 

 was askcJ to see whether he could get to 

 the top of the neighboring peak, called 

 "Huayna Picchu," and investigate the 

 story that there were magnificent ruins 

 upon its summit. The same Indian who 

 had originally told me about the ruins at 

 Machu Picchu had repeatedly declared 



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