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    Teotihuacan Mexico
    One of Mexico’s most notable attractions and one of the world’s most remarkable marvels in archeological specimens, Teotihuacan Mexico is a city of ancient times. It is located at a distance of about fifty kilo meters from the capital of Mexico, Mexico City. You have to go in the north east direction to the city. Teotihuacan is symbolic of the power and might of one of the greatest civilizations that had its home in the area close to two thousand years ago. The 6 th century was when Teotihuacan saw its peak in terms of wealth and prosperity. The city was then inhabited by more than one hundred and fifty thousand people. These people had their home within the twenty four square kilo meters that made up the great city of Teotihuacan Mexico. The main occupation of the ancient residents was mining. They mined mainly for Obsidian,  [...]
    Posted at February 2nd, 2011 in Mayan & Inca Sites
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    Chichen Itza Mexico – The Second Most Visited Archaeological Site in this Country
    Chichen Itza, meaning at the mouth of the well of the Itza, is a big pre-Columbian site belonging to the Maya civilization. Spreading in the northern center of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, it exhibited multiple architectural styles and was once the major hub in the northern Maya lowlands. On spring equinox, many visitors used to throng this site to see the Temple of Kukulcan wherein the feathered serpent god was seen to descend downwards to the side of the pyramid seen through the light-and-shadow effect. The site is full of superb stone buildings out of which many are restored and all of them are linked by a dense system of 100 paved roads called sacbeob. Based on the archaeological styles, the buildings are grouped in architectonic sets wherein each set is separated via low walls. Some of these grouped complexes include the  [...]
    Posted at February 25th, 2010 in Mayan & Inca Sites
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    Maya Palenque is among the Majestic Mayan Ruins
    Located in southern Mexico, Maya Palenque was a Maya city state that witnessed its boom in the 7th century CE and the same was immersed into a forest on decline. Today, it has been unearthed and is a popular archaeological site near the Usumacinta River in the Mexican state of Chiapas at the height of 150 m. Much of the ancient Palenque has been restored by obtaining much information from its symbolic inscriptions on several monuments. Not only in reconstruction, but the inscriptions have told the stories of the Maya settlement who have resided since centuries here to the historians. Attracting thousands of visitors, Palenque is not that huge in size, but boasts a few exemplary art pieces of the superb architecture, sculpture, roof comb and bas-relief carvings of the Maya community. Important Monuments The Palace In Maya Palenque,  [...]
    Posted at February 23rd, 2010 in Mayan & Inca Sites
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    Machu Picchu Tours – Paying Homage to the Most Familiar Inca Icon
    Machu Picchu, meaning Old Peak, is a sacred pre-Columbian spot at 2,430 m on a mountain edge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru. Designated as a Historical Sanctuary in Peru and World Heritage Site, it has been described as “an absolute masterpiece of architecture and a unique testimony to the Inca civilization.” Not only this, but it was among the New Seven Wonders of the World when an online and telephonic poll was conducted by the New7Wonders foundation. If you are looking for a cool holiday, check out Machu Picchu tours. Tracing its history, many archaeologists are of the opinion that Machu Picchu was constructed in 1430 A.D. in the classical Inca style with dry-stone walls for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472). Known as the ‘The Lost City of the Incas’, it has until now attracted many tourists from all around  [...]
    Posted at February 23rd, 2010 in Mayan & Inca Sites