Machu Picchu is the most famous stone complex in all of South America. This fabled "Lost City" was created by the Inca, and was never discovered by the Spanish conquistadors, and in fact was not rediscovered until 1911. However, there is new evidence that the core of Machu Picchu is several thousand years older than the Inca, and was made by a much more technologically advanced culture. Who were these mysterious people and how were they aware of the huge magnetic properties of the location?
Tags: Machu Picchu, Brien Forester, Ancient Geomagnetic Regions, Ancient Mysteries, Ancient Lost Knowledge, Pre-Inca Civilization, Ancient Site, Mysterious Discovery, Ancient Precision Cut Stones
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