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oldest known cities in the Americas
Caral in Peru is one of the oldest known cities in the Americas — founded around 2600 BC, about the same time as the Egyptian pyramids.
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Next evidence →never discovered by Spanish conquistadorsMachu Picchu was built around 1450 AD but never discovered by Spanish conquistadors — it remained hidden until Hiram Bingham reached it in 1911.

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