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OPEC bulletin 2–3/14
Rising from the mist-
filled mountains in a
remote part of Ecuador is
an age-old phenomenon
that may just hold the
key to understanding a
captivating era and lay to
rest an enduring mystery.
The OPEC Bulletin’s
Maureen MacNeill
investigates.
Ecuador
and the
mystery
of the
LAST INCA
EMPEROR
An enormous structure, which appears to be a paved
.wall, has been uncovered by a group of explorers
and archaeologists some 50 kilometres from the remote
town of Baños de Agua Santa, in OPEC Member Country
Ecuador. The find, which until recently was hidden by
thick vegetation and mud, could hold answers to a num-
ber of questions.
Britain’s Daily Telegraph described the structure as
being “a wall, sloping at a 60° angle, with a flat area at
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