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smokin_joe
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 Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 6:06 am Post subject: Peruvian ruins take travelers back in time |
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By Leslie Josephs, Associated Press Writer
CARAL, Peru — A sudden wind gust blows eerily down from rocky Andean foothills, kicking up a cinnamon-colored cloud over the moonscape of ruins that is the oldest city in the Americas.
The sky is a crisp blue. All around in the Supe River Valley are lush fields of onion and corn.
We are in Caral, three hours and nearly 5,000 years from contemporary Lima, Peru's bustling capital, and we've spent the last half-hour or so on a bumpy drive from the coast, along a dirt road blocked periodically by bleating herds of goats and sheep.
Caral made headlines in 2001 when researchers carbon-dated material from the city back to 2627 B.C. It is a must-see for archaelogy enthusiasts.
Complete story at USAtoday.com
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-10-16-peru-caral-site_x.htm |
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Rykuss
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| Reminds me of a place I visited when I was a child. I believe it was in Texas though, it's been a long time now since that visit. Seeing that picture brought back memories of that place, kind of an eerie resemblance. |
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