A SECOND MACHUPICCHU ALIGNMENT
Machupicchu, Ollantaytambo, Saqsaywaman and Cusco are aligned with Ingapirca; Tazumal, Mixco Viejo, Bonampak, Palenque, and La Venta; Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde.
This alignment also crosses over the source of the Amazon River; the mouth of the Parana River at Buenos Aires; the mouth of the Mekong River at Oc-Eo; the mouth of the Xi river at Macau; the mouth of the Yangtze River at Shanghai; and the mouth of the Rio Grande River at Matamoros.
The axis points of this great circle are 31° 50' S, 170° 40' W and 31° 50' N, 9° 20' E. The great circle crosses the equator at 80° 40' W and 99° 20' E. The upper latitudes are 58° 10' N at 170° 40' W and 58° 10' S at 9° 20' E.
Links: | Latitude | Longitude | To Great Circle |
Cusco | 13° 31' S | 71° 59' W | 14 miles |
Ollantaytambo | 13° 15' S | 72° 16' W | 8 miles |
Machupicchu | 13° 06' S | 72° 35' W | 1 miles |
Ingapirca | 2° 31' S | 78° 49' W | 24 miles |
Tazumal | 13° 59' N | 89° 33' W | 9 miles |
Mixco Viejo | 14° 58' N | 90° 32' W | 8 miles |
Bonampak | 16° 52' N | 91° 15' W | 22 miles |
Palenque | 17° 32' N | 91° 58' W | 1 mile |
La Venta | 18° 00' N | 92° 55' W | 25 miles |
Chaco Canyon | 36° 03' N | 107° 59' W | 12 miles |
Mesa Verde | 37° 09' N | 108° 31' W | 0 miles |
Shanghai | 31° 14' N | 121° 27' E | 7 miles |
Oc-Eo | 10° 01' N | 105° 06' E | 34 miles |