Reporter Rachael Myrow and listener Debbie Torrey discover that what we've been told about this famous road is mostly bunk. This story first ran on the podcast in Nov. 2017.Additional Reading:<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntvWwsaUSQc&amp;feature=emb_title">Video: The true story of the 'royal' road</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.kqed.org/news/11621122/el-camino-not-so-real-the-true-story-of-the-ancient-road">El Camino Not-So-Real: The True Story of the 'Ancient Road'</a></li>
</ul> Reported by Rachael Myrow. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Katie McMurran and Rob Speight. Additional support from Julie Caine, Paul Lancour, Kyana Moghadam, Suzie Racho, Ethan Lindsey and Patricia Yollin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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Bay Curious is a show about your questions – and the adventures you find when you go looking for the answers. Join host Olivia Allen-Price to explore all aspects of the San Francisco Bay Area – from the debate over "Frisco", to the dinosaurs that once roamed California, to the causes of homelessness. Whether you lived here your whole life, or just arrived, Bay Curious will deepen your understanding of this place you call home.