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Monday, July 11, 2011

From 100 Facts for 100 Years of Machu Picchu - #49


By Catharine Hamm | Los Angeles Times Travel Editor
49. If the Spaniards failed to find Machu Picchu, perhaps it's because they were distracted by their desire for the spoils of war, which is partly what led to disagreements between Diego de Almargo and Francisco and Hernando Pizarro.

Researchers have found the name Machupicchu written all as one word referenced in books in the Cusco Monastaries dating back to the 1500's.  There were also legal papers filled in which the descendants of Pachacuti sought the return of family lands including a retreat called Picchu.  Yet it is unknown if anyone visited the city or just knew of its exsistance.

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