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| The alignment of the passageway into Newgrange is approximately in the direction of |
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| winter solstice (midwinter) sunrise |
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| The alignment in Cuzco (Inca capital) associated with the Sun's (unseen) passage through the antizenith was |
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| the one from the Ushnu towards the four stone columns on Cerro Picchu |
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The number of huacas in the Inca ceque
system of Cuzco, which is 328, approximately equals the number of days in 12 sidereal months. It also roughly matches |
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the number of nights in the year during
which the Pleiades is visible |
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| he Torreon at Machu Picchu has an alignment towards the northeast that is essentially the same as that of the main axis of the Coricancha. What alignment(s) is/are involved? |
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| June solstice sunrise and Pleiades rise |
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