21 APRIL 1923, Page 22

STRANGE PLACES.

Inca Land. By Hiram Bingham. (Constable. 24s.)

An exceedingly interesting account, illustrated with excel- lent photographs, of explorations in the still mysterious land of Peru. The civilization of the race which flourished there before the landing of the Spaniards presents many fascinating problems which, it is to be feared, must always remain un- solved for lack of material information. Dr. Bingham has a speculative mind which sometimes runs away with him and increases the liveliness of a book that could not ever be called dull. On the other hand, he is a pioneer, and by extremely arduous work and considerable initiative has greatly increased our stock of knowledge, slender enough, of the antiquities of South America.