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Record 1 2022-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

[...] le Machu Picchu est l'un des sites archéologiques les plus importants de l'Amérique latine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
OBS

Machu Picchu [...] es el nombre contemporáneo que se da a una llacta —antiguo poblado incaico andino— construida antes del siglo XV, ubicada en la Cordillera Oriental del sur del Perú [...]

OBS

Machu Picchu: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la escritura recomendada del nombre de la ciudadela inca es "Machu Picchu", en dos palabras y con doble c en la segunda parte de la denominación. [...] Se recuerda asimismo que es más frecuente el uso en masculino, el "Machu Picchu", aunque también se emplea en femenino (la "Machu Picchu").

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