An atlas of Earth’s mysterious places — megaliths, pyramids, lost and sunken cities — with the evidence shown plainly: what is verified, what is contested, and what is still unknown.

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Lost cities · Mysteria

CategoriesLost cities

Lost cities

Cities known from texts or rumour, since found again — or still being looked for.

Places: 17
Countries: 7
World Heritage: 2

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🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid

Túcume (Valley of Pyramids)

Lambayeque / Chimú / Inca · Sican Lambayeque → Chimú

Túcume (Valley of Pyramids) in Lambayeque Region, Peru is a Lambayeque / Chimú / Inca pyramid attributed to Sican Lambayeque → Chimú culture.