As far as the mysterious and enigmatic
places that are located on earth are concerned, there have been many
theories that have tried to explain the phenomenon! There are many who
believe that there were civilizations before us that were far more
advanced and they created these sites using technology that is unknown
to us (Thor much I say?). Then there are people who believe that there
were no civilizations before us and whatever mysteriously lies on our
planet is actually given to us by astronauts (aliens) who came from
outer space and are not actually part of earth! Then there is a third
kind that says that none of the aforementioned is true and that these
places actually have a ritual and religious background! I am still not
convinced but nonetheless, these are places that never fail to mesmerize
and therefore the list! Keep reading to find out some of the most
enigmatic and amazing places around the world!
10. Nazca Lines (Peru)
A lot of people have heard about the
Nazca lines in Peru and they are the most known mysterious places in the
world. A lot of people have actually questioned how lines as huge as
these were etched onto the surface of the earth because they sure as
hell do not look like something a normal human being can do! The Nazca
Lines are one of the largest and most unusual forms of geoglyphs in the
world! They are located exactly on the desert pampa and there are about
300 figures that are drawn with straight lines right onto the desert!
All the visitors that have been there to date have given all sorts of
explanations for the existence of these lines that range from the
Olympics to astronauts to aliens to pop art but nothing entirely fits
the sight that is worth witnessing!
9. Tiahuanacu (Bolivia)
It is located in Bolivia and is also
known as Tiwanaku. The main reason for this place to generate curiosity
is due to the fact that it is nearly 17000 years old. People believe
that some sort of weird technology was used for this which does not
exist anymore. Although this much is pretty clear that in those days,
this place was used as a religious center for ceremonies and stuff like
that. It also is apparent that it was the centre point of the culture of
that region in those days! It baffles the mind that how such structures
are still intact! The ancient people also built an old pyramid over
there which is known as the Akapana!
8. Chichen Itza (Mexico)
Do you remember reading about the
ancient civilization Mayas that is also known to have predicted the end
of the world and as per them it should be the end of the year 2012! Well
Chichen Itza is one of the archeological site that were created by
them! There are several massive structures of rock that are present on
that site and one of the more known ones is called the Temple of
Kukulkan and the other one is known as the Temple of Warriors!
The most intriguing things are that upon
these structures, there is a statues of the Rain God and it is believed
that the Mayan people used to take the hearts (that were still beating
by the way) and they used to place it on the rain god in some sort of
religious ritual that they had! Chichen Itza is used to be the capital
attraction back then and was built by the Itzaes of the Mayans!
7. The Stone Spheres of Costa Rica
Another one of the most mysterious
places on earth and target of a lot of speculation are the Stone Spheres
of Costa Rica. As far as archeology is concerned, this is the most
mysterious of all discoveries. The phenomenon of strange rock balls
being discovered randomly has been occurring since the 1930’s and
hundreds of them have been reported. They come in all sizes ranging from
small to large and varying from a few centimeters to as much as two
meters in diameter! The rock that has been used for these spheres (which
are manmade amazingly since some of them weigh as much as 16 tons) is
granodiorite which is an igneous stone!
6. Underwater Ruins in Japan
In 1995, a swimmer plus a sports diver
somehow ended up swimming farther long off the shore in Okinawa and
discovered the underwater ruins! These ruins are known to be like 8000
years old and initially a lot of people proclaimed that these were
merely geographical structures that have been carved out by the running
water but when on sight visits were made under water, it was proven that
it is indeed manmade! The most prominent clue was the way the stairs
were shaped and it is quite obvious that running water cannot shape
stairs!
5. The Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx (Egypt)
The pyramids have been quite the center
of attention for a while now. The fact that they were used to bury
pharaohs and what not is pretty well-known; what is not known, however,
is the date, construction methodology and the logical symbolism that
they portray! This is what adds to the beauty and to the enchantment of
these pyramids! There are countless theories that have tried to explain
the mystery involved in them but none of them is complete and each one
has loop holes! Even the most common of visitors are awed by the
magnificence of the great wonder and the mathematics that must have
been involved in their construction!
4. Stonehenge (Great Britain)
This is one of those monuments that have
always intrigued me to visit it at least once in my life! The
Stonehenge is located in the English County near Wiltshire. It was
built-in 2500 BC which makes it quite old being remodeled and revised
over and over again! No one is aware of the purpose but it is one famous
prehistoric monument!
3. Easter Island (Chile)
This place is Chile is famous for the
stone statues present over there. It is speculated that these statues,
known as Moai, were part of an old worship ritual of the island. They
have known to be carved between 1250 and 1500 CE! The heaviest of these
stone figures weighs about 86 tons. There were so many of them that
hundreds were moved to the perimeter around the island on stone
platforms!
2. Baalbeck (Lebanon)
This monumental arrangement of three
temples were created by the Romans in 16 B.C. There are three temples,
complete with three courtyards, and then there is this wall that
encloses them. The wall that is touted to be built of some of the most
humongous stones ever crafted by man! The largest of the blocks
weigh 1000 tons and is known as the Stone of the Pregnant Woman.
1. Machu Picchu (Peru)
Known of be one of most preserved and
well cared for cities of the Inca Empire, Machu Picchu in Peru has been a
center of attraction from tourists from all over the world! It lay
forgotten in the out skirts and was sort of re-discovered in 1911 by an
archeologist by the name of Hiram Bingham.
As far as the modern archeological
techniques are concerned, this place was built around 1450 CE and it was
actually a safe haven for the ruler if Inca! This list does not have
any particular ordering, in case you were wondering!
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