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Researchers claim Machu Picchu has been referred to by the wrong name for more than 100 years, saying the Inca who built it likely called the city Huayna Picchu. Located in the Andes Mountains in Peru, the archaeological site was believed to have been an estate for royal Incas who lived in Cuzco.
For over 100 years, one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world, Machu Picchu, has been known by the wrong name, according to a report published in Nawpa Pacha: Journal of the Institute of Andean Studies.
By Megan Marples, CNN
A Peruvian historian and an American archeologist say the site's re-discoverer was given bad information when he arrived at the ancient Incan ruins — and we've all been going along with it.
A Peruvian historian and an American archeologist say the site's re-discoverer was given bad information when he arrived at the ancient Incan ruins — and we've all been going along with it.