The Easter Island Moai statues are so iconic that most people have no idea that there still exists on the island at Ahu Vinapu, very ancient megalithic mortarless walls that may predate the statues themselves. Photo by Andrea Vera Sasso Captain Cook and the British expedition of 1774 marveled at the precision stone megalithic masonry … Continue reading Ahu Vinapu: the Last of Easter Island’s Megalithic Walls
#1 Toppled Megalithic Blocks Dee Olson As you enter Ollantaytambo, one of the first things you notice is this graveyard of toppled megalithic blocks displayed near the entrance. Some of these blocks resemble those seen at Puma Punku in Bolivia #2 Trapezoidal Fountains Dee Olson Ollantaytambo features a couple of these incredible looking trapezoidal fountains. … Continue reading Top 10 Megalithic Marvels at Ollantaytambo
Subscribe via email so that you never miss a post http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnmnm2Khyj8 Tipon is an Inca word meaning “Water Temple.” Upon first glance I was blown away by the scale of this mountainous archaeological site where water from the peaks high above channels down through various aqueducts and then connects to endless waterfalls and fountains located … Continue reading Journey to the Megalithic Water Temple of “Tipon”
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