Ancient Jewel Of South America: The Amazing Machu Picchu
Most people around the world have heard of Machu Picchu; the lost city of the Inca discovered, in recent times, by American explorer Hiram Bingham. Though most academics believe that Machu Picchu was created by the Inca over the course of 25 years in the 15th century by the high Inca Pachacutec, there is strong…
Function Of The Curious “Knob” Protrusions Found At Machu Picchu In Peru
On many of the ancient walls in Cusco, as well as Sachsayhuaman, Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu in Peru there are strange protrusions that have puzzled academics for decades. In this photo, one Cusco based researcher shows that at least some of them can be, and perhaps were intentionally included in the construction in order to…
Machu Picchu: Your Virtual Guide
Machu Picchu is of course the most famous archaeological site in South America, but it is far from being completely understood by most academics. Did the Inca build it? Of course. But all of it; doubtful. There are some stone constructions that are too accurate, and in some cases too large for the Inca’s bronze…
Secrets Of Machu Picchu In 3 Minutes
http://www.megalithomania.co.uk/tours.html – click here to join me in Peru with Freddy Silva and Hugh Newman in October/November. Though most guides will tell you that Machu Picchu was 100% made by the Inca, there is compelling evidence in the stone work that at least 10% was made thousands of years before with a culture that had…
Machu Picchu – Virtual Guide And Secrets Revealed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiyEiuzdwkQ Machu Pic’chu is the most famous stone complex in all of South America, and is visited by 2000 tourists a day. This fabled “Lost City” was created by the Inca, and was never discovered by the Spanish conquistadors, and in fact was not rediscovered until 1911. However, there is new evidence that the core…
Photos From Our November 2012: Megalithomania Tour: Cusco, Machu Picchu, Tiwanaku and Puma Punku
http://www.megalithomania.co.uk/peru2012.html The cost of the main Peru/Bolivia tour is $2899 US Dollars (around £1845 UK Pounds). Single occupancy – extra $300. Nov 10th: Arrive in Lima. Get cash out from ATM at airport or exchange money at airport. Taxi pick-up from airport to hotel in Miraflores. 11th: – Late breakfast, then visit to the Lima…
A Tale Of Two Lost Cities: Machu Picchu and Choquequirao
Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Inca, or at least that is how this citadel high in the Amazon borderlands is advertised to the world at large. Indeed, the Spanish conquistadors failed to find this masterpiece of ancient complex construction during their campaign of cultural exploitation and degradation beginning with their arrival on the…
Machu Picchu: The Lost City
Machu Picchu is the ultimate destination for visitors to Peru, and is well worth it. Built by the high Inca Pachacutec in the 15th century, it was abandoned soon after the Spanish arrived due to arrival of smallpox and other diseases just prior to that. What most people don’t know is that Machu Picchu was…