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94Was Pumapunku Built by Ancient Astronauts?
This article outlines the origin of the ruins at Pumapunku in Bolivia and suggests that so-called Ancient Astronauts didn't construct the monumental buildings. It also argues that Pumapunku isn't nearly as old as some theorists have asserted.
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95Why the Native Americans ultimately lost America
HOW GODS OF WAR PAVED THE TRAIL OF TEARS. Centuries without exposure to war or epidemic diseases led to the developmental inequalities which caused the downfall and conquest of the Native American Indians at the hands of the European settlers....
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86Otavalo Indians of Ecuador and the Path of Globalization, Part 1 of 3: Introduction
The Otavalos are one of the most prosperous indigenous groups in the Americas, and are well-known throughout the world. They've embraced globalization without losing their cultural roots, and this article introduces them.
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86Coca: sacred leaf of the Incas!
Talks about the coca plant and the diverse products that are now available, like tea, cream, extracts, powder and liquor. Also mentions the chewing of the coca leaf to reduce pain from hungr and to give strength and endurance. Shows the variety of coca products and gifts currently available.
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81Vilcabamba Ecuador
AKA (Also Known As) The Valley of Longevity, The Sacred Valley & God's Valley As the day faded into night we watched the colors shift and change. It was a very slow ballet to music divine. The view from our...
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857 (Seven) Wonders of the World-Machu Picchu-Peru
Acollection of 7 articles featuring pictures and history surrounding the 7 Wonders of the World.This article features Machu Picchu Ruins in Peru
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81Machu Picchu Peru
The Incas of Machu Picchu are an enigma. They were thought to have inhabited a beautiful city in the Andes mountains for about 100 years. Then they simply disappeared. Their city wasn't rediscovered until an...
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80History of the First Nations
For thousands of years, the First Nations existed independent of the rest of the world. There is evidence that visitors arrived from Asia, Africa and by the Vikings before the Europeans arrived. But since 1492, the world of the First Nations changed forever. For many it was the road to genocide and extinction.
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78History of the First Nations: The Inca
The Inca were once a mighty civilization, but were ultimately crushed by the Spanish under Pizzaro. The Inca were noted by a Spanish padre as being largely collectivist and virtually free of crime. The superior technology of the invaders and disease ultimately collapsed this once proud people who made artifacts like MAchu Pichu that defies our understanding as to how they achieved such a work.
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80Native American Nations in Mexico
Mexico is full of significant art finds by Aboriginal Peoples and the more modern as well. Some of the artistic representations of the Indigenous residents is similar to some of that in the Ukraine and the far northern reaches of Russia. Some of it looks much like the art found in Thailand. This is interesting, because the DNA lines of the early peoples of the former USSR, Mexico, and Thailand are also related.
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