Exploring a historical site full of amazing and breathtaking attractions is the dream of many people on the earth. However, it matters whether those people makes this dream a reality or continues to let it be as a dream. The historical city of Sucre, which is in Bolivia, South America, is not less than a dream. Its fascinating attractions and the sights simply makes an astounding comeback from the past to the modern era. Being a constitutional capital of Bolivia, the city of Sucre is of utmost importance. The city is located at a height of 2750 metres and its lower altitude offer the city a warm temperate climate throughout the year. Visiting the old town of Sucre means visiting the history with new realm and flavor of uniqueness. Sucre was  [...]

Referred to as El Fuerte (The Fort) de Samaipata, the rock carvings at Samaipata in the mountains of central Bolivia is a unique Incan site excavated in the early 20th century. It is actually a stone hill that is the home of a diverse variety of carved animals and geometric icons. Occupied from as early as 300 A.D., this ancient site was used as a ritual and residential centre by the people of the Mojocoyas culture who then started shaping the rock. Later, it was inhabited by the Inca who made the region as it capital that is evident because of the enclosing central plaza, public edifices, and hillsides holding terraced farms – all featuring the Inca civilization. After being abandoned for many years, the site was initially found by the Spanish  [...]

An influential pre-Incan settlement ruling the Andean terrain between 500 to 900 A.D. is said to have been resided in the city of Tiwanaku also spelled as Tiahuanaco. Located near the southern coast of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia, the city of Tiwanaku is throng by thousands of visitors due to its monumental and cultural relics of temples, a pyramid, emblematic gates, monolith carvings, and mystifying alien-like faces. When Incas came here, this site was considered as sacred place where their god Viracoca created the world after rising from the Lake Titicaca. My Visit Looking at the great site, one can realize that the artisans and builders of the city must have put their great efforts to build their colossal temples. This is simply evident from  [...]

What do you think about the 3000 years old sacred Mayan symbols? A wonder, an incomplete mystery, an area that still needs more findings? Well, whatever it may be, but these symbols are really appreciable no matter how much is known about it. Surprisingly, they were together used to form a single word of communication. One more fact that you and me will admire is that The Maya were among those few ancient civilizations, which invented their own writing symbols and styles, which are original to this Central Native American nation of Mexico. Although the mysterious and sacred Mayan symbols were first found in 1839, their meaning was known only in 1973. Symbols Below are the most famous sacred Mayan symbols. Jaguar Represents strength and holiness  [...]

As a distinct part of Chile at 2200 miles off its coast, the Easter Island is among the most lately developed landscapes and also among the remotest ones in the world. It is a Polynesian island in the Pacific Ocean towards southeast embracing three dead volcanoes. Now, your question will be why this island is named so and what is there to visit here. Answering the latter half of your query, the island is the home of quite unique monumental statues known as moai dedicated to the ancestors by the local inhabitants popular as the Rapanui people. Yes, these statues are that ordinary, rather unusual ones with great size, big face as compared to the body, and no legs. Only these statues attract countless visitors to the island every year. Now, let  [...]

The Inca era came into existence in 1200 A.D. in today’s Peru region, which short lived and saw its end in 1533 A.D. They mostly took over the larger portion of the Andes Mountains in western South America peacefully. By 1533, the last Inca Emperor, Atahualpa was slain due to the command of the Francisco Pizarro to lay the foundation of the Spanish rule. In the entire history of the Incas, Quechua was chosen as the formal language of the Incas among some seven hundred local languages. Speaking about their gods, they worshipped many gods out of which the prime one was Inti, the sun god. Legends of Origin According to the history of the Incas, it is believed that the Incas came from four types of origins. According to the first type, Tici Viracocha  [...]

Famous as one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Machu Picchu history reveals the site as the lost Inca city. There are many other settlements of Inca, but none of them are entitled as lost. So, now the question remains why Machu Picchu is called as lost? This mystery, the interesting probe, makes it necessary to know about its history and discovery. Don’t you think so? Let’s find out! Machu Picchu History Built around 1450, Machu Picchu history is only some 100 years old after which it was abandoned as the official site for the Inca rulers in 1572 due to the Spanish Invasion. The unique and most stunning fact of the city was that it was only famous among the locals since its existence and that it was only brought into the focus in the  [...]

Located on the mountain edge over the Urubamba Valley of Peru, Machu Picchu is the only Inca site that remained unblemished at the time of the Spanish conquest. It is pre-Columbian Inca site that is famous as the Lost Inca City across the globe, as it was never known to the outside world surprisingly since its existence. This Machu Picchu fact has saved it from the invasions due to which the structure remains intact even today. Worthy Facts Among the most deserving facts Machu Picchu, this ancient civilization was ranked as the Seven Wonders of the World via online and telephonic calls. However, it was first declared as a Peruvian History Sanctuary in 1981 that included the ruins and the surrounding regions rich in flora and fauna. Next, it  [...]

Sacsayhuaman fortress is positioned immediately in the exterior of Cuzco or Cusco, at an elevation of almost 3.555 m on top of the sea level, quite higher when compared with Machu Picchu. These ruins are placed at the meeting points of districts of San Cristobál and Cuzco (equally parts of the Cusco/Cuzco territory and branch). Sacsayhuaman fortress was at a point of time an Inca fortress, a number of battles between the Spaniards as well as the locals took place at this juncture. The gigantic Sacsayhuaman fortress was put in concert by means of massive stone blocks, on the other hand nobody distinguishes how these modules were actually cut, moved as well as put into a particular place. The architecture of Sacsayhuamán reflects enormous skills,  [...]

Extending across the Nazca plains, Peru similar to a massive map otherwise blueprint left behind by very old astronauts, is the site of the famous Nazca Lines of Peru. Nazca Lines location in Peru is connected with the Civilization of Inca. The Nazca Lines are a mystery. Not a soul has verification who crafted them or else why. Ever since their sighting, the Nazca Lines have enthused implausible explanations as of ancient gods, as well as a landing narrow piece for recurring aliens, in addition to a celestial calendar that was been created by the very old Nazca civilization, moreover putting the design of the lines sandwiched between 200 BC as well as 600 AD, worn for customs in all probability correlated to astronomy, to corroborate the clans  [...]