An atlas of Earth’s mysterious places — megaliths, pyramids, lost and sunken cities — with the evidence shown plainly: what is verified, what is contested, and what is still unknown.

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Ecuador

37 places in the atlas, 1 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

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Ancient cities15
Earthworks12
Pyramids7
Ancient villages5
Archaeological wonders5
Temple complexes5
Contested sites3
Hypothetical places3
Megaliths3
Mounds3
Buried cities2
Ceremonials2

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Verified33
Accepted1
Contested1
Hypothetical2

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Andean Ecuador4
Manabí Province4
Pichincha Province4
Morona-Santiago, Upano Valley, Kilimope plateau north extension beyond Sangay2
Azuay, Cuenca1
Azuay, Cuenca, Tomebamba Valley1

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Verified33 Widely accepted1 Contested

Cañar Province1

Chimborazo / Cañar, Achupallas–Ingapirca1

Esmeraldas (Ecuador) / Nariño (Colombia), Pacific Lowlands1

Esmeraldas Province1

Manabí, Manta, Huaca Jocay — Manteño1

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Partially excavated26 Unexcavated3 Buried3 Excavated2 Excavation ongoing2 Not applicable1

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🇪🇨 Ecuador · Buried city

Moundville Ceremonial Mound — Andean Ecuador (Quito)

Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Medieval

Moundville Ceremonial Mound in Andean Ecuador, Ecuador is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) buried city attributed to Medieval culture.

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🇪🇨 Ecuador · Megalith

Tiwanaku Stela Field — Andean Ecuador (Quito)

Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval

Tiwanaku Stela Field in Andean Ecuador, Ecuador is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) megalithic attributed to Medieval culture.