Sentences with phrase «of circular terrace»

It is said to have been an agricultural laboratory for the Incas; each level of circular terrace models a different Andean growing environment, with temperature variations of up to 15 degrees (Celsius) between the top and bottom.

You can find here, for instance, a model of the circular terrace of Moray — in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, and a rope bridge strung between the walls — a model of the famous Puente de Qeswachaka.

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From El Mamey it's five days up - and downhill through the green jungle, countless times crossing the Baritara River to bridge the 44 kilometers to the 1,200 stone steps that lead to circular terraces that were made around 800 and where a few thousand of Tairona Indians lived before the Spanish invasion.

You can walk down into the largest terraced circular depression and enjoy the handful of ruins in the complex.

The city itself was built between the 8th — 14th centuries by the Tayrona Indians and although only circular stone terraces remain, the site is a wonder to behold, perhaps made all the more amazing by the lack of fellow tourists.

To head for the Inca experimental center of Moray, famous for its spectacular views and circular terraces.

One of the most visually fascinating and thought provoking Incan structures, Moray is located near Cusco and consists of circular and curved terraces, which are 30 m (100 ft) deep in some places.

We will pick you up from your hotel from 7:50 am to 8:30 am to head for the district of Maras, a picturesque village that is 40 kilometers away from the city of Cusco at a height of 3300 meters above sea level, from This point we will head towards the archeological center of Moray, an enigmatic and wonderful place for its beautiful landscapes, circular terraces and the mystical energy that can be felt descending to the center of this construction.

For my son it was Moray, which consisted of several, huge terraced circular depressions (similar to crop circles)-- the largest is approximately 30m (98ft) deep.

Enjoy meals under the covered portion of the terrace that features two circular dining tables.

Day 5 — Moray & Maras Terraces of Salt Hike Breakfast at Hotel, pick up from your hotel at 8:00 AM, you will head out on the road that crosses the Sacred Valley of the Incas to reach the important Moray archeological site (3176m / 10419ft), where enormous circular and Pre-Incan semi-circular agricultural terraces were constructed to be used as a botanical laboratory for experimenting on plant domestication and foreign crop acclimatTerraces of Salt Hike Breakfast at Hotel, pick up from your hotel at 8:00 AM, you will head out on the road that crosses the Sacred Valley of the Incas to reach the important Moray archeological site (3176m / 10419ft), where enormous circular and Pre-Incan semi-circular agricultural terraces were constructed to be used as a botanical laboratory for experimenting on plant domestication and foreign crop acclimatterraces were constructed to be used as a botanical laboratory for experimenting on plant domestication and foreign crop acclimatization.

The site is composed of deep, circular terraces thought to have been agricultural terraces during the Inca Empire.

Also, at the top of the Huayna Picchu you will see the Andenes (structures in the shape of terraces that were used for agricultural purposes and semi circular walls).

Starting at 1093 sq. ft., these king - sized bed suites feature unobstructed views of sprawling cityscapes and stunning sunsets from your private, circular 445 sq. ft. terrace.

Continue to the spectacular agricultural terraces of Moray, a circular system believed to have been used for agricultural experimentation during the Inca period.

Sculptures such as Iris Torus act as points of drama, highlights in the story, and on Nick Bailey's Winton Beauty of Mathematics Garden, one his points of drama was a raised terrace accessed by a circular staircase (above).