Nana TravelNEED TO KNOW LOCATION Ciudad Perdida is hidden in the Sierra Nevada inland from Santa Marta, northern Colombia VISITORS PER YEAR Fewer than 3,000 DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 79°F (26°C); Apr: 82°F (28°C); Jul: 79°F (26°C); Oct: 73°F (23°C) Older by centuries than Machu Picchu, South America’s northernmost archaeological site has only recently reopened to the … Read more
Where to go to see the birthplace of the fabled Inca? Not Machu Picchu, that’s for sure. Head instead for Bolivia’s Isla del Sol, where this civilization first rose to greatness NEED TO KNOW LOCATION Isla del Sol is located on Lake Titicaca, which lies on the border of Bolivia and Peru in South America … Read more
NEED TO KNOW LOCATION At Ellora, 19 miles (30 km) from the city of Aurangabad in the state of Maharashtra, India DATE OF CONSTRUCTION 7th to 11th centuries DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 70°F (21°C); Apr: 86°F (30°C); Jul: 79°F (26°C); Oct: 77°F (25°C) Ellora’s famous “caves,” which are actually a series of temples and monasteries carved … Read more
NEED TO KNOW LOCATION In Bandelier National Monument, 15 miles (23 km) south of Los Alamos in New Mexico DATE OF CONSTRUCTION 12th to 16th centuries DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 28°F (-2°C); Apr: 45°F (7°C); Jul: 68°F (20°C); Oct: 50°F (10°C) Set above the Pajarito Plateau amid mesas, canyons, and chasms, Bandelier National Monument boasts a … Read more
NEED TO KNOW LOCATION In the province of Henan in north-central China, 8 miles (13 km) south of the city of Luoyang DATE OF CONSTRUCTION Late 5th century to late 9th century DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 34°F (2°C); Apr: 61°F (16°C); Jul: 82°F (28°C); Oct: 61°F (16°C) Construction first began on the Longmen caves in AD … Read more
NEED TO KNOW LOCATION The Gila cliff dwellings lie 44 miles (71 km) north of Silver City in south- western New Mexico, USA DATE OF CONSTRUCTION 13th and 14th centuries DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 42°F (6°C); Apr: 58°F (14°C); Jul: 78°F (26°C); Oct: 61°F (16°C) In the heart of the Gila wilderness of New Mexico is … Read more
NEED TO KNOW LOCATION At the ancient site of Kaunos, beside the Dalyan river, on Turkey’s southwestern coast DATE OF CONSTRUCTION 4th century BC DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 48°F (9°C); Apr: 61°F (16°C); Jul: 82°F (28°C); Oct: 70°F (21°C) Ancient Kaunos was founded in the 9th century BC by the Carians, who inhabited the Caria region … Read more
NEED TO KNOW LOCATION The rock dwellings (and park headquarters) lie 30 miles (48 km) from Cortez in southwest Colorado DATE OF CONSTRUCTION 13th century DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 25°F (-4°C); Apr: 45°F (7°C); Jul: 71°F (22°C); Oct: 50°F (10°C) The well-preserved cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde National Park provide a precious and fascinating insight into … Read more
Lalibela’s extraordinary rock-hewn monuments challenge Jordan’s Petra in number, artistic accomplishment and, above all, atmosphere NEED TO KNOW LOCATION Lalibela is 400 miles (644 km) north of Addis Ababa, in the Lasta Mountains DATE OF CONSTRUCTION 12th and 13th centuries, according to locals DAYTIME TERMPERATURES Jan: 57°F (14°C); Apr: 63°F (17°C); Jul: 59°F (15°C); Oct: … Read more
NEED TO KNOW LOCATION The site lies near Stromness on the west coast of the main island in Orkney, Scotland DATE OF CONSTRUCTION 3000 BC DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 43°F (6°C); Apr: 48°F (9°C); Jul: 59°F (15°C); Oct: 52°F (11°C) In a beautifully windswept location on the west coast of Orkney lies Skara Brae, Europe’s most … Read more