For decades, the breathtaking ruins that have drawn hundreds of thousands of tourists to Peru every year have gone by the name Machu Picchu, or "Old Mountain" in Quechua, the language of the Incas spoken by millions today.
For decades, the ancient Incan ruins in Peru have been called Machu Picchu. But the original name was Picchu or Huayna Picchu, according to two researchers.
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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.