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- May 17, 2022, 1:04pm
- ☀️ 79 °F
- Altitude: 1,827 ft
PeruIcaVista AlegreChauchilla14°58’55” S 74°55’41” W
Day 5
Cahuachi pyramids
May 17, 2022 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
After the flight, we did a bit more touring around Nazca. To get to the Cahuachi pyramids, our guide put his car in jeopardy for miles down a remote, rough and unpaved road. There were only a fewRead more
Traveler It would be my dream to be there doing that Lisa. It’s incredible what ancient civilizations were able to achieve without any of the means we have today.. Who was used as labor to build these? As we know that is often the tragic side of the history.
Traveler a lot of these cultures were pretty brutal. I really struggle with the whole sacrificing young girls to appease the gods thing (Inca, not Nazca). The forced labor (often of conquered peoples) is also pretty heinous.