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Show ANCIENT INCA CITY UNCOVERED Yule .Peruvian Expeditions Bring lo Lijrhfc Baths, Houses and Palaces oL! Machu Piccu.' NKW. VORK, Dec. 10. Practically the entire ancient Inca city of Machu Plcou was uncovered by the i'alc Peruvian expedition, ex-pedition, according to Us leader, Pro-lessor Pro-lessor Hiram Bingham, who, with other members, returned today from Colon. Prorcssor Blngliah said the exploration explora-tion was conducted chiefly at Machu Piccu. Pic-cu. which was discovered on the previous expedition. The city stands on a plateau surrounded by precipices 2000 feet in height. One hundred burial caves and ruins of baths, houses and palaces were laid bare. Professor Bingham added thai the jungle will soon cover them again unless steps are taken by the Peruvian government to keep them open- |