Megalithic Portal: Latest from Ecuador

The History of the Galapagos Islands

Andy_B — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 20:21:36 GMT

]]>There's no doubt that the Galapagos Islands are some of the most vibrant locations to visit on holiday, with so many exotic animals including of course the wonderful iguanas and giant tortoises that can almost make you feel like you're travelling back to the time of the dinosaurs. What a lot of people don't know is that the Galapagos have a deep history to them, and we're going to be taking a look at it here.

Rumicucho Pucara

davidmorgan — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 21:24:42 GMT

Hillfort in Ecuador

Santa Ana - La Florida

davidmorgan — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 10:11:48 GMT

Ancient Village in Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador

Cochasqui

davidmorgan — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 14:44:48 GMT

Ancient Settlement in Ecuador

Pyramids of Zuleta

radrad — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 14:31:16 GMT

Within the grounds of Hacienda Zuleta, you will find the largest and best preserved archaeological sites of the ancient Caranqui culture. There are 132 small earth mounds dating as far back as 700 A.D. and five large square truncated pyramids from 1200 A.D.

Pumapungo

davidmorgan — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 21:31:31 GMT

Ancient Settlement in Ecuador

Catequilla

davidmorgan — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 09:47:15 GMT

]]>Stone Circle in Ecuador

Inca-Caranqui

davidmorgan — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:13:33 GMT

]]>The Water Temple of Inca-Caranqui - was hydraulic engineering the key to winning the hearts and minds of a conquered people?. Ancient Inca Settlement in Ecuador. The archaeological site of Inca-Caranqui is located near the foot of Mt. Imbabura in the northern highlands of Ecuador. Situated at the very northern edge of Tawantinsuyu, Inca-Caranqui likely represents the last major imperial building event prior to the Spanish invasion in 1532.

Cueva de los Tayos

Runemage — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:29:01 GMT

]]>The cave was popularized by Erich von Däniken's 1973 book The Gold of the Gods, in which he wrote that Juan Moricz had claimed to have explored Cueva de los Tayos in 1969 and discovered mounds of gold, unusual sculptures and a metallic library. These items were said to be located within artificial tunnels that had been created by a lost civilization with help from extraterrestrial beings. Von Däniken had previously stirred public imagination by suggesting that extraterrestrials were involved in ancient civilizations in his popular book Chariots of the Gods?

Malqui-Machay

davidmorgan — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 02:53:42 GMT

]]>Ruins may solve riddle of the last Incan king. A recently discovered Inca site, 70km south of Quito. Possibly the burial site of the last Inca, Atahualpa. A sophisticated network of walls, aqueducts and stonework has already been unearthed.

Ingapirca

DrewParsons — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:43:50 GMT

]]>Ingapirca is the largest Incan site in Ecuador. It is located in the remote south of the country about a kilometre from the village of the same name, which is reached by travelling approximately 60 kilometres north from Cuenca, the regional capital, on highway 35 and then approximately a further 12 km down a side road to the north east of the main highway.