"AREQUIPA, PERU - OCTOBER 11, 2014: ""Anything made of metal in South America, people say it is by Eiffel,"" said Darci Gutiérrez, a professor of architecture here in Arequipa, Peru's second largest city, who has spent years debunking what she calls the Eiffel myth. She is posing for a portrait on the Iron Bridge in Arequipa, one of the most notable structures claimed to be built by Eiffel in Peru, that her research proved indeed was not built by him.  CREDIT: Meridith Kohut for The New York Times"
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