a few photos of the pyramids of Giza, and a couple of other pyramids aroound Cairo, from 1992. Mind you, these are original slides that I have scanned a little too late, which is visible in some discoloration. Back to Egypt
The pre-colonial part of Lima is at least as impressive as its colonial part, with a well-preserved pyramid and some fabulous museums containing the nation’s treasures.
The ruins of Caral are the most ancient archaeological finds in Peru, by far. Against our expections, they proof to be spectacular.
Outside Chiclayo are many remains of ancient, pre-Inca Peruvian cultures, who built earthen pyramids where they burried their elite, together with fabulous treasures, now to be admired in equally fabulous museums.
The desert around Nasca contains the somewhat overrated remains of religious complexes, and several vandalised cemeteries, one of which has been restored, showing a scary collection of mummies.
On our final days in Mexico we visit some fabulous archeaological sites, of which Palenque is the best known, and most impressive