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Machu Picchu was built by the Aztecs.

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REFUTED
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Is it true that Machu Picchu was built by the Aztecs?

No. Multiple reference sources identify Machu Picchu as an Inca (Inka) citadel, royal estate, and settlement, with construction techniques attributed to the Incas; none attribute it to the Aztecs.

Verdict: REFUTED · 0 sources for, 6 against · Last checked

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Evidence against · 6
Machu Picchu
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Machu Picchu. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu

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Machu Picchu
2024
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Hechler, R. (2024). Machu Picchu. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12574816

Geotechnics in the preservation of Machu Picchu, Cusco, Peru
2025
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Ancori, A. A. (2025). Geotechnics in the preservation of Machu Picchu, Cusco, Peru. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43238-025-00192-1

Peru v. Yale: A Battle Rages over Machu Picchu
2009
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David, G. (2009). Peru v. Yale: A Battle Rages over Machu Picchu. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ855257

Collecting a “Lost City” For Science: Huaquero Vision and the Yale Peruvian Expeditions to Machu Picchu, 1911, 1912, and 1914–15
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Collecting a “Lost City” For Science: Huaquero Vision and the Yale Peruvian Expeditions to Machu Picchu, 1911, 1912, and 1914–15. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1215/00141801-1536894

Encyclopedia of the Incas
2015
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Encyclopedia of the Incas. (2015). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5040/9798216411383?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections

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