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alyssa_ob says:
The sun temple was built by the Incas and has special rooms dedicated to the moon, stars, lightning, and thunder. The building also served as a solar observatory. The south wall was covered in gold to reflect the sun to illuminate the temple and the interior was decorated with several important In…
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geokid says:
Xlapak "Old wall' is a small Maya ruin located 16 miles southeast of Uxmal. It is 3 miles west of Highway 261 on Route 31. Xlapak is between Sayil to the east and Labna to the west. There was a number of handcraft vendors at the entrance to Xlapak the last time I visited. Many good quality carvings …
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Evelynaes says:
Una aventura excitante. El viaje en tren (tres horas) te recrea toda la hermosura del paisaje. Maravilloso lugar, hay que caminar mucho pero al final... te transportas a otro mundo. Los inkas merecen nuestro respeto!!!
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burboosh says:
Baalbek (Arabic: بعلبك) is a town in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, altitude 1,170 m (3,850 ft), situated east of the Litani River. It is famous for its exquisitely detailed yet monumentally scaled temple ruins of the Roman period, when Baalbek, known as Heliopolis was one of the largest sanct…
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geokid says:
Hostel Ria Celestún is a small, comfortable place, 100 yards from the beach and walking distance to all important services in Celestún. They offer dorm bunk beds and private rooms. There are hammocks on the patio, internet access, hot showers and breakfast. They give access to a fully equipped kit…
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SvE says:
Anavatos lying in the center of the west side of the island of Chios, over the Aegean coastline and constructed on the top of a steep inaccessible rock –offering a natural fortification- in a way that from a distance one can hardly indicate the man-made from the natural environment, the impressive…
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Bulldog1up says:
For ten dollars we were able to drive in to Mesa verde national park. Its an amazing experiance. The ruins are everywhere but of course they have the highlights and tours. You are given a map as soon as you drive in. You should know where ever you are driving from, that its going to be another 30 m…
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jhoc says:
The Roman Baths tour is a very modern museum that does a great job integrating technology with actual ruins from the baths to create a close to real tour as possible. The ruins are in remarkably good shape to begin with so you get to see loads of original structure including a few baths that are fu…
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tj1777 says:
If you should drop down Tripoli for just a day this is the place to go. Not that you will be that likely to actually just drop by with the current visa situation - but if you are in oil or something and will be in Tripoli on business and got just a day to spare go to Leptis Magna. The ancient Roma…
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geokid says:
Uxmal, "Built Three Times", (Yucatec Maya: Óoxmáal), is a large Maya site located 34 miles south of Mérida on Highway 261. Many buildings have been consolidated and restored. Currently little in the way of serious archeological excavation and research has been done at Uxmal. Acurate dates of occu…
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Eric says:
Located in the center of Selcuk (about 1-2km from Ephesus), this museum is well worth a visit. Many of the smaller artifacts from the Ephesus site are located here, including entertaining statues of Priapus, a well-endowed fertility god who was apparently quite popular.
Many of the items here hav…
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Dipsy600 says:
If you want to see some church ruins while you’re in England I would recommend going to the Glastonbury Abbey. This truly is a cool setting and the church ruins are very pretty, they’re huge! The prices are: Adults £5.00, students £4.50 & children £3.00
The Abbey which was founded in the s…
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funinuk says:
Pompeii is the reason why most people choose to go to Naples and is probably the most famous of the Roman ruins after the Colosseam.
Pompeii is a ruined Roman city near modern Naples It, along with Herculaneum, was destroyed, and completely buried, during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano M…
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mabby says:
Not more than 20 kilometers north of Ankor, sits Banteay Srei. The name means 'The Citadel of Women" most likely because of the intricate carvings. Historians believe that the carvings here couldn't have possibly be done by a man but rather by women because of the detail and intricacy. Unlike the ma…
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stowaway says:
The ruins of Tintagel castle, perched dramatically on the sea-cliffs along the west coast of Cornwall, is a truly amazing place. Enormous sea-caves formed by the pounding ocean undercut the cliffline, and the sites importance as a fortress and an ancient international trading site is still being une…
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DHaworth says:
Hacienda Uxmal is locate across the street from the Uxmal Mayan ruins. It is the real Yucatan. The person who works the front desk Luis is a perfect gentleman, and sometimes you can hire him to take you into the town of Muna for shopping or just going to church. The rooms are typical yucatan style. …
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mdp553 says:
Arriving from dreary Prishtina (the capital of Kosovo), Prizren seemed like a godsend. While the sights pale in comparison to those of most western European cities, the recent history and the friendliness of the people made my stay in Prizren one of the highlights of my life. Located an 1.5 to 2 hrs…
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dansgirl1978 says:
Jorvik was fascinating! I wasn't too sure what to expect, especially when we were lead down to what seemed like the basement and got into little car type things like at an amusement park. Well it turns out those cool little "cars" take you back into time to the 10th century in the middle of a bustli…
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gfranci2 says:
I really liked these ruins because they weren't crowded. You are able to walk all over the ruins at your own pace and enjoy the ingenuity of the Incas. The only problem with the ruins is that it is a bit tricky to get there. If you want to go cheaply it's possible, but a bit of a hassle (we used a m…
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sarahelaine says:
Kenilworth Castle is a red ruined castle near Coventry and Warwick. It is the historic home of John of Gaunt, who was Henry V's grandad, and Robert Dudley, who had an affair (allegedly) with Elizabeth the First.
Kenilworth is beautiful. Really lovely. There are ruined towers with stairs you …
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pushirubiano says:
Antigua is simply filled with impressive ruins of old religius buildings. Here are a couple of the most impressive ones:
Santa Clara
Athough small, the ruins of the Iglesia y Convento de Santa Clara are one of my favorites. The grounds are well-kept, filled with lovely flowers and little lawns t…
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alyssa_ob says:
The ruins at Ollantaytambo stretch above the city on the hillside. 200 steps take you up through the agricultural terraces to the temple of Ten Niches where large stone blocks contain knobs of unknown purpose. These terraces are taller than most Inca terraces and have cut stones - a sign of presti…
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travelman727 says:
ALTUN HA
Altun Ha, “Rockstone Pond”, is the most easily accessed Mayan center in Belize and a nice place to spend a couple of hours on a cruise shore excursion. It is also one of the most famous Mayan centers and the most extensively-excavated Maya site in Belize. Altun Ha has 13 structures…
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geokid says:
Kabah "strong hand" (also spelled Kabaah, Kabáh, Kahbah and Kaba)is a Puuc Maya site on Highway 261, about 90 miles southwest of Mérida in Yucatan State. Ruins extend for a considerable distance on both sides of the highway. Most of the more distant structures are little visited, and some are stil…
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alyssa_ob says:
This trail branches off from the Huayna Picchu Trail and adds another 1-2 hours of hiking. The hike descends into the jungle and then back up the mountain and then back down. The Temple of the Moon was built in a natural cave. The stones fit together to form rooms with doors and windows – only …
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alyssa_ob says:
We took a cab to the ruins on top of the mountain behind Cusco. These ruins are different from the others we’ve seen because they are made of HUGE stone blocks. The fortress was much larger in Incan times, but Spaniards, and later the locals, used the large stones as their own quarry. Only the …
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karmacarrot says:
This is the restored ruins of King Minos' Palace which inspired the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur and that of Ikarus and Daedalus. I gave this location 4/5 almost entirely because of it's history and because there is some amazing scenery around it.
The down side to the palace is that a lo…
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geokid says:
Sayil a small Puuc Classic Maya site is located 2 miles south of Kabah on the Puuc Route, just 2 miles east of Route 261 at Latitude 20° 14' 0" North, by Longitude 89° 39' 0" West. on any of these structures. Sayil is located amongst small hills. It was first occupied prior to 250 AD, monumental b…
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Katya says:
In Visby, there is a large wall that seperates one section of the city
from the rest. The wall itself is history- it was built in the 13th
century. But one of the things I really liked doing was finding the
ruins, as there are quite a lot of them inside. It's completely
free(though all the walki…
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aelder2259 says:
The first stop on the tour was at Bang Pa-In, which is one of the summer palaces of the king. There are lots of gardens and they style is very much Versaillesque. For 200 bahts, rent a golf cart instead of walking since there is a lot of acreage and very hot.
The next stop on the tour was the anc…
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