
Machu Picchu has been called the wrong name for over 100 years. Historians reveal its true name
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When an American explorer rediscovered the lost 15th-century Incan site in 1911, he called it Machu Picchu. Historical documents reveal that name is incorrect.
(CNN) — Some mistakes are hard to shake.
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 Ñawpa Pacha: Journal of the Institute of Andean Studies.
The Incas who built the ancient city likely called it Huayna Picchu, the report said.

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