By Catharine Hamm | Los Angeles Times Travel Editor
6. Because the Incas had no written language system (or one that we have yet figured out), the spellings of original words vary widely. Inca, for example, may be spelled Inka, Ygna or Inga.
Many of the cities in Peru have multiple spellings as well frequently the difference is whether to use a "s" or a "z" as seen in both Cusco or Cuzco and Nasca or Nazca. In each case, both spellings are considered correct.
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