Environmental Graffiti

The Lost Cities of the Cloud People

The figures balance aloft on the ledge of a cliff, their gaze fixed where the first rays of the rising sun will appear, waiting for a new day to dawn. Known by the name Warriors of the Clouds, the Chachapoyas were an ancient Andean people who inhabited the mist-swathed rainforests of what is now northern Peru. They were wiped out some five hundred years ago, and looking out over the vast Utcubamba Valley, these figures stand as remnants of their once great civilisation.

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7 Lost Cities of India

Visit the bustling sea ports, prosperous centres of trade, beautiful houses of worship and powerhouse capital cities of great empires in this collection of the seven lost cities of India. Although they eventually fell to war or natural disaster, their legacies live on in majestic temples, sophisticated art pieces and the knowledge and techniques developed by ancient cities' citizens in agriculture, bead-making and metallurgy. So hop on and enjoy the ride back in time!

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