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Caral, Peru Opens to Tourists
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:19 am
by Minimalist
http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp? ... ory_id=107
For those who want to go there.
The Sacred City of Caral, the oldest city in the Americas that has changed the history of Peru and the world since its discovery in 1994, is now open as a prime destination and archaeological treasure for tourists who visit Lima. As a result of the work done by the Proyecto Especial Arqueologico Caral-Supe (Caral-Supe Special Archaeological Project), the Sacred City of Caral is now open for tourists and will continue to undergo a series of restorations that will provide an added value to the existing and future tourist circuits in the region.
The Sacred City of Caral, built over 5,000 years ago, is not only the oldest city in the Americas but also third overall after Mesopotamia and Egypt, followed by China and India
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:19 am
by stan
So much to do, so little time!
THere are a lot of places I would like to visit! I spent a tantalizing
week in Italy once, and of course I was only touching the surface of what is there in that archaeologically rich country...let alone greece, turkey, etc.
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:03 pm
by Frank Harrist
stan wrote:So much to do, so little time!
THere are a lot of places I would like to visit! I spent a tantalizing
week in Italy once, and of course I was only touching the surface of what is there in that archaeologically rich country...let alone greece, turkey, etc.
This is an archaeologically rich country too. USA! I can walk less than a hundred yards from where I am right now, and I'm in the middle of town, and I could find Caddo artifacts. You probably could too, Stan. Not Caddo, but whatever indians lived in your area and also historic stuff, probably.
I'd love to go to Caral too, though.
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:32 pm
by Minimalist
Oddly, this was in today's paper.
Looters still ravaging ancient Arizona
2 people patrolling 9 million acres can't stop treasure hunt
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:44 pm
by Frank Harrist
Minimalist wrote:
Oddly, this was in today's paper.
Looters still ravaging ancient Arizona
2 people patrolling 9 million acres can't stop treasure hunt
I saw that article. You should volunteer to be a steward, Bob. They have an excellent stewardship program in AZ. You have plenty of free time. You probably need the excersize. You might see some very intersting sites. Of course you could get shot at, too.
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:57 pm
by Minimalist
I'm not the out-doorsy type. Bad knee left over from a high school football injury.
Although I could certainly use the exercise.
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:05 pm
by stan
Nothing will make you exercise quicker than being shot at, I hear.
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:10 pm
by stan
Hey, Frank.
I do have a little pile of points, tools, ceramic fragments and chips i've collected over the years. Every time I have moved I have done as you suggested...I always check out bare ground when I find it.
Not quite like out west, though.
So when are you going to tell us more about the Caddo?
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:20 am
by Frank Harrist
stan wrote:Hey, Frank.
I do have a little pile of points, tools, ceramic fragments and chips i've collected over the years. Every time I have moved I have done as you suggested...I always check out bare ground when I find it.
Not quite like out west, though.
So when are you going to tell us more about the Caddo?
Waddya wanna know?