Green Options » archaeoastronomy http://greenoptions.com/tag/archaeoastronomy Posts tagged 'archaeoastronomy' Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:07:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en New Planetarium Will Enhance Peru’s Capital City of Lima http://ecoworldly.com/2008/07/01/new-planetarium-will-enhance-perus-capital-city-of-lima/ http://ecoworldly.com/2008/07/01/new-planetarium-will-enhance-perus-capital-city-of-lima/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:07:44 +0000 Levi Novey http://ecoworldly.com/2008/07/01/new-planetarium-will-enhance-perus-capital-city-of-lima/ Stars and a telescope exhibit (location unknown)On Friday, the website livinginperu.com reported that the people of Lima soon will enjoy the wonders of a new planetarium. This is great news for Peru, as there are currently not many museums, science centers, or other tourist sites in Lima devoted to helping people learn more about nature.

A modern planetarium is an especially terrific asset for the country, as evidence from many of Peru’s archaeological sites suggest that ancient Peruvian peoples used the stars above and our solar system to their benefit. Examples of places where these observations occurred include Machu Picchu and also the site of Chankillo, which is thought to be the site of the most ancient solar observatory in the Americas. Now the people of today’s Peru can also use a special tool to learn about what happens in the skies above.

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