Measured by Hiram Bingham 

 fcDrawn by Albert H. Bumstead 



RUINS OF ESTANCIA IN PALCAY 



This ruin of a small isolated group of buildings at Palcay probably represents a temple 

 and the residence of the priest. The presence of huge rocks, the careful character of the 

 construction, and the absence of other buildings all point to this conclusion. 



the knife edge of ravines, hoping that 

 the city would come into view, and al- 

 Avays disappointed. 



"By noon we had come to where the 

 ridge merged into the mountain pro]ier 

 and were working along its sides. After 

 the stop for lunch the men refused to go 

 any farther. They said if they did it 

 would be merely to die of thirst : that the 

 city of Choqquequirau was non-existent, 

 and that they did not wish to die just 

 because I did. 



EXTRIvMK MEASU''.'i;S BECOME NECESSARY. 



"I knew we c<Hildn't make them work, 

 "but T thought we could force them to 

 travel. Giving the 22 to Tomas, I told 



him to shoot any man who tried to bolt, 

 but to do it carefully, around the edges. 

 Then, taking a machete. I started ahead, 

 cutting the way, and told them to fol- 

 low. .\s Tomas stood between them 

 and the back trail, they decided to do so, 

 and for two hours we went ahead in that 

 way. By that time I was just about ex- 

 hausted, as we were working through 

 thick cane and I was going at top speed.* 

 "Coming out on a little shoulder, I 

 thought I saw some ruins on the next 

 spur ahead. Looking through my glass 



* Tt should not be forgotten that all this time 

 Mr. Heald was suffering from the effects of 

 his accident on Huayna Picchu, which had 

 partially disabled his right arm (pp. 431, 43^). 



