I believe they are landing pads for UFOs..thank you Nora for sharing.

In reply to the gentleman’s criticism above. There are many mysteries that the western mind is too closed to understand. I live here in the Sacred Valley and the history and current sightings of UFOs are very prevelant and known by many locals.

To the writer of the article. Excellent article.

When I was there, it struck me immediately as something other than for agricultural research. Seemed more like a landing pad than anything else. There is something about Peru that is puzzling, the Nazca lines, the Moray ruins and then the Inca culture itself. Perhaps everything is connected to shamanism and the use of ahayuasca at the time. What man has gained in knowledge may only be one drop of that contained in the ocean of the unknown.

Spending just a little effort to read serious archaeological accounts on the Inca will show how much we know about how they quarried, transported, shaped and stacked rocks. There is really no mysteries regarding the Inca among the scientists who study them.

I recommend reading “Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes” as an introductory text to the topic.

Penny,
The Incas were – in many ways – more technologically advanced than we are today. Their feats of engineering and knowledge of astrology continue to baffle modern-day scientists. They knew stuff….

Ha ha – indeed! I think a little bit of mystery is a good thing for us…. 🙂

Hi John,
Indeed, the agricultural testing ground theory holds strong. There’s just something that doesn’t quite add up when you take in all these near-miraculous ancient ruins….
As for a low carbon way to get here….slow boat it is! 😉