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Khufu's Pyramid
Date Added: 23rd Nov 2016
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1985. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
Khufu's Pyramid submitted by AlexHunger on 26th Mar 2006. Largest of the pyramids with a height of 146 Meters, sides of 230 Meters and an angle of 51.5 degrees. It is the only surviving 7 wonders of the world.
There are 3 chambers and a grand Gallery angled passage.
4th Dynasty Pharao Khufu was the son of Sneferu who finally mastered the art and logistics of building pyramids.
There is only one small ivory statue of Khufu in existance, which is exhibited in the Cairo museum.
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Tikal
Date Added: 23rd Nov 2016
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Guatemala
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1991. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5
Tikal submitted by C_Michael_Hogan on 29th Apr 2008. Site in Guatemala
Tikal's Temple I, consisting of stepped-pyramid topped with a temple with roof comb.
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Log Text: Sunset and sunrise from the top of a temple is fantastic.
Tulum
Date Added: 23rd Nov 2016
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Quintana Roo)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1991. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 5
Tulum submitted by davidmorgan on 28th May 2007. The Temple of the Frescoes.
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Altun Ha
Date Added: 23rd Nov 2016
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Belize
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1992. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
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Cahal Pech
Date Added: 23rd Nov 2016
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Belize
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1992. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 5
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Xunantunich
Date Added: 23rd Nov 2016
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Belize
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1992. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 5
Xunantunich submitted by Jansold on 19th Mar 2019. Xunantunich, a Maya site of the Late Classic period, possibly abandoned due to earthquake activity
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Cusco
Date Added: 23rd Nov 2016
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1991. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 5
Cusco - Qorikancha submitted by davidmorgan on 7th Jan 2011. The remains of the Inca Temple of the Sun lie beneath the Cathedral of Santo Domingo.
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Sacsayhuaman
Date Added: 23rd Nov 2016
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1991. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 5
Sacsayhuaman submitted by davidmorgan on 30th May 2007. Some local fauna for the tourists.
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Nazca Lines
Date Added: 23rd Nov 2016
Site Type: Hill Figure or Geoglyph
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1991. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
Nazca Lines - Spider submitted by SolarMegalith on 29th Apr 2009. Nazca - the figure of the spider measuring almolst 40 meters. Most of the lines were made between 300th and 900th year AC.
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Log Text: There was a tower but it wasn't high enough so we rented a plane, the only way to see the lines.
El Purutal
Date Added: 23rd Nov 2016
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Colombia
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1988. My rating: Ambience 4 Access 2
El Purutal submitted by SolarMegalith on 27th Apr 2012. The best preserved painted sculpture in El Purutal (photo taken on March 2012).
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Log Text: Horseback ride from San Augustin, ponies really and they are pretty placid, even for someone who hadn't ridden before. Better than walking as the ground is pretty wet and muddy.