Thousands of years ago, at a time when Egypt’s Great pyramids were being built, a civilization in Peru was thriving in the Supe Valley, around 200 kilometers from present-day Lima….
Continue readingThe Akapana Pyramid at Tiahuanaco is essentially a step pyramid whose core is made out of soil. It is faced with massive, megalithic stones. The largest stone used in the…
Continue readingSome Brazilian pyramids date back over 5,000 years ago, which means they predate their Egyptian counterparts by several hundred years. Experts argue there were around one thousand pyramids in Brazil,…
Continue readingOne of the most famous pyramids in Mesoamerica is located in the Yucatan Peninsula. Not far from popular tourist center Cancun (around a 4-hour drive) the pyramid of “El Castillo“–the…
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