Must See Archaeological Sites in South America
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Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a 2,430-meter mountain ridge.
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Pucllana
Huaca Pucllana or Huaca Juliana is a great adobe and clay pyramid located in the Miraflores district of central Lima, Peru, built from…
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Qoricancha Site Museum
Coricancha, Curicancha, Koricancha, Qoricancha or Qorikancha was the most important temple in the Inca Empire, and was described by early…
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Moray Ruins
Moray is an archaeological site in Peru approximately 50 kilometres northwest of Cuzco on a high plateau at about 3,500 metres and just…
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Q'enko Archaeological Site
Q'enqo, Qenko, Kenko, or Quenco is an archaeological site in the Sacred Valley of Peru located in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco…
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Museum of High Altitude Archaeology
The Museum of High Altitude Archaeology is an archaeology museum located in the historical center of Salta, Argentina, which conserves and…
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The Lost City
Ciudad Perdida is the archaeological site of an ancient city in Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
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Valongo Wharf
The Valongo Wharf is an old dock located in the port area of Rio de Janeiro, between the current Coelho e Castro and Sacadura Cabral…
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Cueva de las Manos
Cueva de las Manos is a cave and complex of rock art sites in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, 163 km south of the town of Perito…
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Jesuit Missions
La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná, or the Most Holy Trinity of Paraná, is the name of a former Jesuit reduction in Paraguay.
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Ruins of Jesús de Tavarangue
Jesús de Tavarangue was a Jesuit Reduction located in what is now Itapua, Paraguay.
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Ruins of São Miguel das Missões
The Ruins of São Miguel das Missões, also known as São Miguel Arcanjo, and by its former Spanish name Misión de San Miguel Arcángel, is a…
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Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument
Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument is a Natural Monument located in the Chilean Patagonia, 24 km northwest of Puerto Natales and 270 km…
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El Pueblito
These ruins of an ancient town are hidden in the jungle just two-hour walk from the beaches of Tayrona.
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Ruins of São Miguel das Missões
The Ruins of São Miguel das Missões, also known as São Miguel Arcanjo, and by its former Spanish name Misión de San Miguel Arcángel, is a…
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Tulor Settlement
Tulor is an archaeological site located in the Norte Grande natural region of the Antofagasta Region, Chile near San Pedro de Atacama.
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Inkallaqta
Inkallaqta is a monumental Inca site in central Bolivia. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality,…
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Ahu Akivi
Ahu Akivi is a particular sacred place on the Chilean island of Rapa Nui, looking out towards the Pacific Ocean.
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Ingá Stone
The Ingá Stone is located in the middle of the Ingá River near the small city of Ingá, 96 kilometres from João Pessoa, in Paraíba State in…
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Puna Pau
Maunga Puna Pau is a small crater or cinder cone and prehistoric quarry on the outskirts of Hanga Roa in the south west of Easter Island.
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