Peru

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Image of The Uros People of Lake Titicaca located in Peru | One of the famous reed islands on the world's highest navigable lake.
Peru

The Uros People of Lake Titicaca

The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca

On Lake Titicaca, one ancient people, the Uros, live on islands made of living reeds that float around the lake. The Uros people have been living on the lake for hundreds of years—they were... »

Anomalous Islands, Lost Tribes, Eccentric Homes | Edited by Henry, Dylan and others

Image of The Stonework of Machu Picchu located in Peru
Peru

The Stonework of Machu Picchu

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers

Cusco, at 11,000 feet the mountain weather is kaleidoscopic, and the Inca tradition is palpably present. Cusco is every single thing that Santa Fe, New Mexico would like to be - magnificently... »

Intriguing Environs, Cultures and Civilizations , Lost Tribes, Long Now Locations, Incredible Ruins, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by LongNow, A Facebook user and others

Image of Jicamarca Ionospheric Radio Observatory located in Peru | View of the observatory from the south-southwest.
Peru

Jicamarca Ionospheric Radio Observatory

Enormous array of antennae fill a desert valley

The primary instrument at the Jicamarca Radio Observatory is an incoherent scatter radar, a type of atmospheric probe of which there are only a handful in the world. While your ordinary radar... »

Inspired Inventions, Instruments of Science, Retro-Tech | Edited by Trevor

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