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Palenque
Date Added: 2nd Feb 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Chiapas)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jan 2003. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Palenque submitted by LivingRocks on 14th Apr 2007. The Temple of the Sun.
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Log Text: More beautiful Mayan ruins set in the middle of the jungle
Tulum
Date Added: 2nd Feb 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Quintana Roo)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jan 2003. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Tulum submitted by davidmorgan on 28th May 2007. The Temple of the Frescoes.
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Log Text: Mayan ruins on the beach
Chichen Itza
Date Added: 2nd Feb 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Yucatan)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jan 2003. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Chichen Itza submitted by Jurgen on 5th Dec 2006. Mayan Temple complex in Yucatan, Mexico.
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Log Text: A complex full of treasures
Tiwanaku
Date Added: 2nd Feb 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Bolivia
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2006. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Tiwanaku submitted by davidmorgan on 12th Feb 2007. La Puerta del Sol or Gateway of the Sun. November 1994.
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Log Text: A beautiful site and very old. I love the elongated skulls and the famous doorway
Gunung Kawi
Date Added: 2nd Feb 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Indonesia
Visited: Yes on 8th Oct 2008. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Gunung Kawi submitted by ModernExplorers on 14th May 2012. Site in Indonesia
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Log Text: Beautiful rock cut shrines and temples
Prasat Kravan
Date Added: 2nd Feb 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Cambodia
Visited: Yes on 9th Sep 2008. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Prasat Kravan submitted by ModernExplorers on 14th May 2012.
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Log Text: Another large temple, part of the Angkor Complex
Ciudad Perdida
Date Added: 1st Feb 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Colombia
Visited: Yes on 18th May 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 1
Ciudad Perdida submitted by ModernExplorers on 14th May 2012. View over the 'lost city'.
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Log Text: This site is an absolute gem and a must see for anyone interested in ancient sites. It is quite difficult to get to and I would say impossible without a guide but it is easy to find guides and travel agencies selling tours to the lost city.
I visited the site back in 2005 as part of a 6 day trek through the jungle. It takes 2 days (or 3 - depending on which villages you visit along the way) serious hiking through the Colombian jungle so you should have a decent level of fitness.
The city is based on a hill and to enter the site you must climb 1200 steps which lead from the river bed up to the city itself. The engineers were very skilled in building on hills; there are features in place that guide the water run-off down the hill without causing damage to the structures and there stone tiers throughout the city.
There are markings on some of the rocks that look like some form of ancient map and there are circular stone structures.
A beautiful site set in a beautiful location, just don't forget your insect repellant.
For further details on my trip in Colombia please follow the link:
http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/blog-490421.html
Ta Prohm
Date Added: 1st Feb 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Cambodia
Visited: Yes on 2nd Sep 2008. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Ta Prohm submitted by ModernExplorers on 12th May 2012.
Amazing trees, brilliant to see the roots devouring the ruins
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Log Text: Fantastic site, a must see
Bazda Cave
Date Added: 1st Feb 2013
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 12th Jun 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Bazda Cave submitted by ModernExplorers on 7th Oct 2012. Inside the huge cave
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Log Text: Another of my favourite sites, some amazing construction work to build this cave, some great right-angled pillars and walls
Dolmen North Lalapasa
Date Added: 1st Feb 2013
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 29th Jun 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Dolmen North Lalapasa submitted by ModernExplorers on 7th Oct 2012.
A dolmen about 2km north of Lalapasa
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Log Text: Nice dolmen 2km north of town, visible from the road
Cromeleque dos Almendres
Date Added: 1st Feb 2013
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Portugal (Évora)
Visited: Yes on 1st May 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Cromeleque dos Almendres submitted by pmansvelder on 7th Jul 2011. Some standing stones at Almendres Cromlech.
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Log Text: Stone circle set on a hill in Portugal. There are some markings on one of the stones and it appears as though crystals are forming on some of the rocks
El Pozuelo Dolmen 7
Date Added: 1st Feb 2013
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Spain (Andalucía)
Visited: Yes on 15th May 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
El Pozuelo Dolmen 1 submitted by irundarra on 20th Apr 2009. Site in Huelva
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Log Text: Many dolmen decorated over the Spanish countryside, there are some very interesting features such as the stones jutting from the perimeter of the dolmen/mounds.
Grotte de Lascaux
Date Added: 1st Feb 2013
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: France (Aquitaine:Dordogne (24))
Visited: Yes on 28th Mar 2006. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Grotte de Lascaux submitted by ocdolmen on 22nd Apr 2006. Unicorn in Lascaux cave.
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Log Text: Brilliant cave system full of rock art - something like 60% horses
Uffington White Horse
Date Added: 1st Feb 2013
Site Type: Hill Figure or Geoglyph
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 19th Dec 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Uffington White Horse submitted by dodomad on 8th Mar 2012. The betting firm Paddy Power said it took six hours to create the rider, which was a temporary addition as a publicity stunt.
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Log Text: Surrounded by some really nice countryside and some interestingly shaped hills
Glastonbury Tor
Date Added: 1st Feb 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 20th Dec 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Glastonbury Tor submitted by coldrum on 29th Jul 2009. Glastonbury Tor
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Log Text: Great views and a very peaceful energy
The Hurlers
Date Added: 1st Feb 2013
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 21st Dec 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
The Hurlers submitted by Aleutia on 20th Jun 2012. Sunrise on the Summer Solstice 2012. Not a single person around
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Log Text: Three great stone circles, that are allegedly in alignment with the starts of Orion
The Sanctuary.
Date Added: 1st Feb 2013
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 21st Dec 2012. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 2 Access 5
The Sanctuary. submitted by JJ on 4th Nov 2003. Aerial Photograph copyright JJ Evendon
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Log Text: Right next to the road so no ambience and there are no stones, only markers where ther found holes that they think were used the position of huge stones
Silbury Hill
Date Added: 1st Feb 2013
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 21st Dec 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Silbury Hill submitted by MikeyB on 26th Nov 2012. Reflections of Silbury Hill
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Log Text: An interesting shaped hill, I find it hard to believe that this is the result of years of farmers depositing soil.
Avebury
Date Added: 1st Feb 2013
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 21st Dec 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Avebury submitted by h_fenton on 4th Aug 2009. Avebury, Oblique Kite Aerial Photograph
12 July 2009
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Log Text: A fantastic site, 2 stone circles within a huge stone circle. I was there for the winter solstice/End of the World and there was great atmosphere.
I can feel energy coming from some of the stones
Perperikon
Date Added: 1st Feb 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Bulgaria
Visited: Yes on 11th Jul 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Perperikon submitted by ModernExplorers on 6th Oct 2012. Walking up the megalithic corridor to the top
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Log Text: Some interesting ruins - columns, ceramic pots, a tower at the top of the hill but the more interesting features were the shapes carved or cut into the rock.
One of my favourite sites around the world