Mysterious Inca Citadel With Platforms, Passages And Walls Discovered In Peru’s Rainforest

AncientPages.com - There are still many ancient secrets hidden in Peru’s rainforest. Many places are difficult to access due to the vegetation and archaeological expeditions often face struggles to enter sites overrun by vegetation.

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So, it’s always great news when we learn something ancient and precious has been discovered in remotes sites.

A group of Peru's southern rainforest inhabitants report the have discovered a mysterious Inca citadel. The impressive archeological remains of Inca civilization were found by accident on Sept. 9 while people were shepherding grazing cattle near the area's Megantoni National Sanctuary.

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Located over a thousand kilometers southeast of Peru's capital Lima, the site has the remnants of "platforms, passages, walls and even a stone dwelling hidden among the foliage," Andina reported.

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La Convencion Mayor Wilfredo Alagon stated the   remote site is a five-day trek on foot from the city of Cusco, which is why it took so long to announce the discovery.

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Cusco, once capital of the Inca empire, is home to numerous archaeological sites, the most famous being Machu Picchu, which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1983.

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The Mayor Alagon announced the next step is now to secure the site and investigate it further. An expedition led by provincial authorities has set out to explore the site in more detail, and should be back by the weekend, the Mayor Wilfredo Alagon said.

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