INCA & PRE-INCA CITIES DISCOVERED IN ANDES MOUNTAINS
Buenos Aires (JFK+50) On February 21, 1925, Associated Press reports "that ancient cities, one of Inca and the other of pre-Inca origin, have been discovered in the mountains near Cuzco*."
Remains of stone buildings, along with a temple and fountain, were found in the Inca city by Battista Venturello. He also discovered "traces of a wide road" which "descended...down...into the valley."
The first information on this discovery came by way of dispatch to La Nacion from Lima, Peru.
JFK+50 NOTE
The AP report, published on the front page of The Evening Star, spells the Inca city "Curzo." A search for this name turns up nothing, so this may be a typographical error.
The Spanish preference is spelled "Cusco".
*Cuzco (Cusco), a city in the Andes Mountains of Peru, was capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th century to the 16th century. It is known for its archaeological remains & hosts 2 million visitors each year.
SOURCES
"Cusco or Cuzco?" Ticket Machu Picchu, www.ticketmatchuppicchu.com/
"Two Ancient Cities, One Before Incan Period, Revealed," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., February 21, 1925, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
