SOUTH AMERICA

Rúpac – “The Machu Picchu of Lima”

The Archaeological Complex of Rúpac-Marca Kullpi, often known as the “Machu Picchu of Lima", is a settlement associated with the pre-Inca Los Atavillos culture in the Huaral Province of Peru.

Waqrapukara – The “Horn Fortress”

Waqrapukara, loosely translated as the “horn fortress” in Quechua is a pre-Inca and Inca site, located in the district of Pomacanchi, in the department of Cusco, Peru.

Cahuachi – The Ceremonial Centre of the Nazca

Cahuachi is a large ceremonial complex built by the Nazca, located in the basin of the Rio Grande in the Central Andes of Peru.

The Choquequilla Inca Huaca

Choquequilla, also called Ñaupa Iglesia, is an Inca huaca shrine, constructed within a cave opening near the present-day village of Pachar in the Sacred Valley of Peru.

The Mysterious Palpa Geoglyphs

The valleys of Palpa and Nasca share a combined cultural history, with the Palpa area of the Nasca basin containing geoglyphs and linear features that are comparable in quality and complexity to the concentration of lines and geoglyphs on the Nasca desert plains (pampas).

Q’enqo Grande – The Sacred Inca Huaca Complex & Cave

Q’enqo, also called Qenko, is an extensive huaca/wak'a rock-cut complex, located near the former Inca capital of Cusco (Qusqu) in the Cusco Region of Peru.

Actun Tunichil Muknal – The Maya Cave of the Crystal Sepulchre

Actun Tunichil Muknal, which translates as “Cave of the Crystal Sepulcher”, is a Maya ceremonial cave site located near San Ignacio in the Cayo District of Belize.

The Inca Cave Temple of the Moon

The Temple of the Moon is an Inca ceremonial site, constructed in the open face of a shallow cave near the ancient city of Machu Picchu in Peru.

The Mysterious Stone Spheres of Costa Rica

On the small island of Isla del Caño and the Diquís Delta in Costa Rica are over 300 stone Petrospheres often referred to as the Diquís Spheres, that have been attributed to the now extinct Diquís culture.

Tortuga – The Pirate Stronghold

Tortuga is an island that forms part of Haiti off the northwest coast of Hispaniola, that during the 17th century was a stronghold for piracy operating throughout the Caribbean.

Mitla – The Zapotec “Place of the Dead”

Mitla is an archaeological site associated with the Zapotec culture, located in the Oaxaca Valley in the present-day state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico.

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