Category: Americas

Mysteries from the ancient American civilizations, including modern day North, Central and South America.

Puma Punku

Puma Punku is located near the Tiwanaku site in Bolivia and is at an elevation of over 12,800 feet. Like many other ancient sites the date of construction is under debate, but many believe it was built around 400 B.C.  Not only are the stones some of the largest in the ancient world, but the method of the intricate carvings cannot be…

Saksaywaman

Saskaywaman is an ancient fortress with enormous stone walls located in Cusco, Peru which was the capital of the ancient Incas of South America.  While many believe the Incas built the complex, there are also stories that the Incas told the Spanish conquistadors that they did not know how they were built or who built them, because they were there before the…

Nazca Lines

The Nazca Lines consist of hundreds of geoglyphs carved on the desert of southern Peru thought to have been created around 400 A.D. What makes them so fascinating is the shear size of the images and precision of the geometric shapes that can only be seen by flying above in a plane or from the tops of hills miles away. Most…