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...Cabrera, to whom I made reference in my first letter--who ascertained much of their knowledge from the surviving Incas themselves. This is the explanation of the written language, and will be authenticated, I believe, by Hiram Bingham, who you will remember made the earlier expedition and unearthed Machu Picchu...
Near Machu Picchu, Peru, December...
With the University of Nueva Barcelona Peruvian Expedition, Near Machu Picchu, Peru...
...plausible hypothesis. When the tunnel was in use, there had been two cars of some sort, on wheels, one on each track. These cars were joined by a cable the length of the tunnel, so that when one car was at the university end the other was at Machu Picchu. It may be presumed that there were always more students going toward the city than toward the university; consequently the car at the top of the incline would be the heavier, and when the brakes were released it would pull the other up, supplying all the motive force needed...
Near Machu Picchu, Peru, November...