tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597970362762136426.post209010556731531665..comments2023-10-19T03:37:37.365-07:00Comments on Heritage Tour: Casa GrandeScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535144664152361177noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597970362762136426.post-29263866967424199762008-11-24T07:35:00.000-08:002008-11-24T07:35:00.000-08:00From the brochure: "It's walls face the four cardi...From the brochure: "It's walls face the four cardinal points of the compass. A circular hole in the upper west wall aligns with the setting sun at the summer solstice. Other openings align with the sun and moon at specific times."Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535144664152361177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597970362762136426.post-81239865900322226782008-11-23T23:16:00.000-08:002008-11-23T23:16:00.000-08:00Ooooh, I remember visiting that place. IIRC, it wa...Ooooh, I remember visiting that place. IIRC, it was a very accurate astronomical observatory. I just love it that the preColumbians were doing this sort of thing centuries before the Pope threatened European astronomers with excommunication (not to mention torture and death) for saying antireligious things like the earth goes around the sun not vice cersa.Cap'n Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558951624021488338noreply@blogger.com