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Widely accepted archaeological wonders matching “South America”

4 places to sift through. Narrow by kind, country, period or how firmly each one is established — contested and pseudoarchaeological claims are labelled here, never hidden.

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🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder

Inca road system

The Inca road system (also spelled Inka road system and in Quechua: Qhapaq Ñan meaning "royal road") was the most extensive and advanced transportation system in pre-Columbian South America.

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🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder

Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (also known as Camino Inca or Camino Inka) is a hiking trail in Peru that terminates at Machu Picchu.

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🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder

Intihuatana, Urubamba

Intihuatana (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Inti Watana or Intiwatana), at the archaeological site of Machu Picchu, is a notable ritual stone associated with the astronomic clock or calendar…

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🇨🇱 Chile · Archaeological wonder

Chan-Chan

Chan-Chan is an archaeological site and beach on the coast of the commune of Mehuín in southern Chile.