Famous in Andes

[beamjockey]

Turns out that, while I was writing about Hiram Bingham III a week or more ago, whthorse was actually visiting the Lost City of The Incas.

Which led me to wonder (since I had a bit of trouble the first time I posted): How do you spell the Inca city?

Googlefight doesn't usually let me down this badly:

machu picchu: 1,840,000 hits
machhu pichu: 1,940,000 hits

I call that a draw.

Wait-- let's try enclosing the phrases in quotes.

"machu picchu" gives 1,820,000 results, while "machhu pichu" gives only 46,400.

Much more satisfying. "Machu Picchu" is probably correct, or is believed to be correct by the good people of the Internet, anyway.

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I have nothing to contribute, but I will anyway

[gomeza.livejournal.com]

Every time I hear someone say, "Machu Picchu" I am tempted to respond with, "gesundheit!"