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The Ancient Inca Town Named Huayna Picchu

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posted on 2023-04-18, 20:56 authored by Donato Amado Gonzales, Brian BauerBrian Bauer
This paper assesses the original name of the Inca settlement now known as Machu Picchu. We examine three data sources: the field notes of Hiram Bingham, toponyms on nineteenth century maps, and information recorded in seventeenth century documents. The results uniformly suggest that the Inca city was originally called Picchu, or more likely Huayna Picchu, and that the name Machu Picchu became associated with the ruins starting in 1911 with Bingham’s publications. Este documento evalúa el nombre original de la ciudad inca ahora conocida como Machu Picchu. Examinamos tres fuentes de datos: las notas de Hiram Bingham, topónimos en mapas del siglo XIX, e información registrada en documentos del siglo XVII. Los resultados sugieren que la ciudad inca se llamaba originalmente Picchu o más probable Huayna Picchu y que el nombre de Machu Picchu se asoció con las ruinas a partir de 1911 con las publicaciones de Bingham.

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Gonzales, D. A.Bauer, B. S. (2022). The Ancient Inca Town Named Huayna Picchu. Nawpa Pacha, 42(1), 17-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/00776297.2021.1949833

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Taylor & Francis Group

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0077-6297

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