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The pyramids in Egypt housing the dead old guys who ruled Egypt. We all know it, why is this description so LONG?!?!?!
We saw these just on the side of the road....kind of eerie but cool. They were clearly hand made, somewhat crudely nailed together, but striking from the highway.
Mud-brick pyramid in Tucume, Peru.
Archeological excavation sites are covered with roof.
Tucume, built in 1100 AD, is one of three pyramid cities. The site was an important population center for the region as the final capital of the Sican culture. It was later incorporated into the Chimu realm around 1350 AD and then finally absorbed by the Inca Empire a hundred years later.
Unlike Egyptian and Mayan pyramids, these pyramids were built of adobe bricks, which have been deteriorated over 1000 years. Just looking at a glance, these seem small hills. Looking more closely, individual bricks are visible.
Constructed in 2570 BCE. The section on top is part of the original sheathing. The pyramids were covered in a smooth layer of granite or high quality limestone which made the pyramid shine in the sunlight.
Pyramid Creek Falls frozen in the winter as seen from "The Canadian" train en route to Toronto. Pyramid Creek Falls Provincial Park, BC
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(Reuploaded on December 30th 2012.)
Khafre's Pyramid, is the second largest of the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza and the tomb of the fourth-dynasty pharaoh Khafre (Chephren).
Cairo Egypt
Pyramid Rock beach on Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. My lunch time routine involved enjoying my Subway sandwich and listening to the local sports radio show while parked in my Jeep overlooking this beach.