Tag: Peru
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The top 10 architectural wonders of the ancient world
Journeying through history, we encounter timeless architectural marvels reflecting our ancestors’ brilliance. This post explores the ancient world’s top 10 wonders that still captivate us. 1. The Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt) Constructed circa 2580-2560 BCE, the Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest, largest pyramid in the Giza complex. It was constructed for Pharaoh…
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Puya Raimondii, the flower spike that’s “Queen of the Andes”
Puya Raimondii is a bromeliad species (flowering plant) native to Bolivia and Peru. That’s the same family as pineapples, which the inflorescences (a collection of flowers arranged on a stem) resemble in full bloom. The so-called “Queen of the Andes” stands up to 50 feet high, with a trunk stretching to heights of 16 feet…
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Waterfall of the Bride in Peru
Is nature greater than any human artist? There’s a beautiful 165-foot waterfall outside the city of Cajamarca, Peru, that forms the shape of a bride in her wedding dress. Like Lebanon’s Baatara gorge waterfall, the waterfall of the bride is one of Peru’s best-kept secrets. Ghost in the water The water source for the cascade…
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Hiking Rainbow Mountain in Peru
17,000 feet above sea level in the Andres of Peru lies one of Earth’s geological wonders, Rainbow Mountain. Vinicunca, the rainbow mountain in Peru’s Cusco region, gets its coloration from the intermixing of oxide rust — which causes the red color — and iron sulfide — which produces the orange and yellow hues. Discovered in…
