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Which colonial power conquered the Inca Empire in the 1500s yet never located the citadel of Machu Picchu?
Answer
Spain
Spanish conquistadors toppled the Inca Empire and controlled the surrounding Andes, but they never recorded finding Machu Picchu, likely because the Incas kept no maps of its location.
💡 Did you know?
Machu Picchu sat undiscovered by Spanish conquistadors for 400 years because its location was so secret even the Incas left no maps.
Other options people guess
- Portugal
- England
- The Netherlands
Topics
- unesco
- peru
- inca
- history
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