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By: mlc1us @ 2007-03-13 23:37:27
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Description:2,300 year old solar observatory at Chankillo is the earliest such structure identified and unlike all other sites contains alignments that cover the entire solar year. It predates the European conquests by 1,800 years and even precedes, by about 500 years, the monuments of similar purpose constructed by the Mayans in Central America.
More Info:news.bbc.co.uk
Location: Peru (PE)
@ -9.55682500, -78.23612600
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