Sentences with phrase «ceremonial sites for»

These cenotes were once considered sacred ceremonial sites for the ancient Mayan civilization.

Raqchi was an important ceremonial site for the Inca's and is famous for being the home to the only remaining two - storey Inca walls.

The ATM Cave was a sacred ceremonial site for the ancient Maya — they considered it an opening to the underworld — and it still retains its spooky, spiritual atmosphere.

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The first large - scale constructions were built, including settlement towers and walls (for example, Jericho) and ceremonial sites (such as Stonehenge).

Home to the Butchulla people who have lived on the island for over 5,500 years and originally called the island K'gari (meaning paradise), Fraser Island is filled with a rich cultural history, which is evident in its archaeological sites, middens and ceremonial bora rings.

Fly to Cusco and descend into the Sacred Valley of the Incas for guided tours of the ceremonial site of Kenko, where ancient rituals were performed, and the Temple of Sacsayhuaman.

In the classic period, the crowning period for the Mayan Civilization, the enormous sites of Caracol and El Pilar rose out of the forest and ceremonial centres like Xunantunich built lovely temples and pyramids.

Petitenget Temple is a holy site for followers of the Hindu faith and ceremonial rituals are frequently held at the nearby beach.

The ruins of more than 3,000 palaces, temples, ceremonial platforms, ball courts, and plazas dot this UNESCO World Heritage Site that once served as a religious, social, and political hub for the Mayan people.

Barton Creek — This cave is 45 minutes from the town of San Ignacio, and was used by the ancient Mayans as a burial site and for ceremonial purposes.

However the highlight of the afternoon for me was looking down upon the ruins of Llactapata, a terraced Inca site (believed to be an administrative or ceremonial centre) carved into the mountainside.

Both of these trail segments meet above the Inca ruins of Patallaqta (sometimes called Llaqtapata), a site used for religious and ceremonial functions, crop production, and housing for soldiers from the nearby hilltop site of Willkaraqay, an ancient pre-Inca site first inhabited around 500 BC.

The ceramics at the site are significant partially because they are marked with «kill holes», which indicates they were used for ceremonial purposes.

It takes 45 minutes approximately from San Ignacio to this exciting canoe trip into a remote cave formerly used by the ancient Mayans as a burial site and for ceremonial purposes.

Actun Tunichil Muknal, a mysterious Mayan ceremonial site, was featured in National Geographic magazine for its unique and sacred interiors that have no equal.