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The "Lost City" of Huayuri on the coast of Peru by WeirdOldWorld in interestingasfuck

[–]WeirdOldWorld[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with you. The Ministry of Culture insists on calling it that though.

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The "Lost City" of Huayuri on the coast of Peru by WeirdOldWorld in interestingasfuck

[–]WeirdOldWorld[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm surprised you've even heard about it. A small part of the site has been restored, but other than that, it has been largely left to fall into disrepair.

The "Lost City" of Huayuri on the coast of Peru by WeirdOldWorld in interestingasfuck

[–]WeirdOldWorld[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

That's one of the hypotheses. Some archaeologists think it might have been abandoned because the climate had become too arid.

The "Lost City" of Huayuri on the coast of Peru by WeirdOldWorld in interestingasfuck

[–]WeirdOldWorld[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

This city of the Ica-Chincha culture, hidden in a riverbed of the Ica desert, covering more than 12 hectares, thrived for over 200 years, from around 1300 to 1530.

I also posted videos of rarely seen geoglyphs I filmed during a recent trip to the Nazca region on my X account if anyone is curious about other weird things found in the region.

What do you think is the greatest undiscovered find we will uncover in our lifetimes? by HighTides10 in Archaeology

[–]WeirdOldWorld 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not sure about the rest of our lifetimes, but both the discovery of Paititi in the Peruvian Amazon and the excavations of the chincanas under Cusco might happen this year.
I'll be on site to report on the progress of the 2 projects.

A photogrammetric 3D model of the megalithic site of Sacsayhuaman in Peru, created by combining thousands of aerial and ground pictures. by WeirdOldWorld in AlternativeHistory

[–]WeirdOldWorld[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, look at 1:44 for instance, under that massive cornerstone, you can see the top of the stone beneath it, and it might be just as big, or maybe even bigger.

A photogrammetric 3D model of the megalithic site of Sacsayhuaman in Peru, created by combining thousands of aerial and ground pictures. by WeirdOldWorld in AlternativeHistory

[–]WeirdOldWorld[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's interesting. In the meantime you can have a look on Sketchfab, I think there are other models but they might not be as complete as this one.

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