The Moray circular andinas are among the most interesting Inca creations
Posted on 09/04/2015 2:21:51 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Moray is an agricultural terrace complex northwest of Cuzco, south of the Sacred Valley...
Temperature differences between the lower and higher levels are higher than you might think! The difference between the lowest and the highest levels can be up to 15 ºC (59 ºF). This is equal to the difference between sea level temperature and 1.000 m (2,380.8 ft) height level temperature.
The crater-like formations descend to a depth of approximately 150 m (492 ft). As a comparison, we could say that that's as deep as high a 50-story skyscraper is...
The name of Moray wither comes from maize harvest ("aymoray") or from the dehydrated potato (which is "moraya o moray"). Some affirm that the word can also have a connection with the month of May...
One can descend into the "craters" with the use of stair-like stones that were implanted into the edge of each level (into the side of the terrace ring). Although, the access of tourists might not be permitted...
Throughout the years many explorers have analyzed, studied the site and have come up with a variety of theories... John Earls said he has come across "vertical stones in terraces" that would have served to mark the limits of shadows at dusk during the equinoxes and the solstices...
The vast Inca Empire's different temperatures can be easily reproduced with this layered construction.
Moray could simulate about 20 such temperature categories found across the empire...
Do you know when Moray was discovered... 1932... By Shirppe Johnson's expedition with the help of an airplane. Interestingly, this happened 21 years after the discovery of the "Old Peak".
Sounds encouraging to those who are enthusiastic about hidden cities and forgotten Inca ruins.
(Excerpt) Read more at rediscovermachupicchu.com ...
The Moray circular andinas are among the most interesting Inca creations
http://www.google.com/search?q=Moray+Muray+Peru
http://www.google.com/search?q=Moray+near+Cuzco&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&tbm=isch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moray_(Inca_ruin
Inca terraces of Moray
This is where Frodo really found the ring
However, 15 Degrees Celsius *IS* 59 degrees Fahrenheit as a temperature reading.And to think that I got on someone's case about being pedantic earlier today...
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I hold stone age man in more respect with each passing day. What they accompished (agriculture, textiles, animal husbandry, food preservation, ropes, leather, the wheel, fire), I think that modern man would be lost in their world.
As a comparison, we could say that that's as deep as high a 50-story skyscraper is...
Articles written by Yoda I like. ;^)
Interesting
That's a deMornay.
Potatoes? The potatoes we grow in our garden only need a soil depth of around 8 to 10 inches. Those terraces seem somewhat sturdy and needlessly deep to grow potatoes...interesting is the soil in the terraces is supposedly man 'made' in layers, the bottom layer contains stones and pebbles to facilitate drainage...
the width of the terraces is also surprising...
and how many people did it take to contour the hillsides, let alone eat all those potatoes? (And squash, and peppers and what-ever else they grew there?)
They didn't even have donkeys to carry the produce to market, did they?
“Seen from outside, people standing in the center of the deepest crater look like tiny ants. On photos you might believe that these are smaller, basketball-field size areas. Actually, the Moray Terraces resemble more with gigantic mines.”
I wonder if the small black figure in the lighter section just outside the circular crater section near the center of the pic is a human? That would give us some size comparison.
The idea that this is a giant bio-science lab seems a little far-fetched. How much effort to build this, working without machining tools?
Those terraces are all over the place in the Andes - makes me think the population was once much large, or people have been there much longer.
The depth is due to the hillsides being so steep. I’ve walked around on several. Often they are deeper than they are wide.
Yup. Lots of Incas before the Spanish introduced European diseases.
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