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  2. History of the wheel in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Rock art engravings of ox-drawn wagons and horse-driven chariots can be found in Algeria, Libya, southern Morocco, Mauritania, and Niger. [2]Between 3200 BP and 1000 BP, various Central Saharan rock art sites from the Horse Period were created depicting charioteers, mostly upon horse-driven chariots and rarely upon cattle-driven chariots; [10] these painted and engraved depictions were ...

  3. La Paz Sand Dunes - Wikipedia

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    The La Paz Sand Dunes in December 2019 Camping at La Paz Sand Dunes in 2015. The La Paz Sand Dunes is an 85-square-kilometer (33 sq mi) protected sandy coastal desert and beach located in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, in the Philippines. The area is popular for recreational activities such as sandboarding and 4x4 vehicle riding. [1] 4x4 riders at La Paz ...

  4. Eurasian nomads - Wikipedia

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    Selected writings on chariots and other early vehicles, riding, and harness (Culture and history of the ancient Near East, 6). Leiden: Brill, 2002 (ISBN 90-04-11799-7). Shippey, Thomas "Tom" A. Goths and Huns: The rediscovery of Northern culture in the nineteenth century, in The Medieval legacy: A symposium.

  5. Chariot - Wikipedia

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    Wagon, chariot and carriage: Symbol and status in the history of transport. London: Thames & Hudson, 1992 (ISBN 0-500-25114-2). Pogrebova M. The emergence of chariots and riding in the South Caucasus in Oxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 22, Number 4, November 2003, pp. 397–409. Sandor, Bela I.

  6. Andean civilizations - Wikipedia

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    The ruins of the ancient city state are near the south-eastern shore of Lake Titicaca in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Tiwanaku Municipality, about 72 km (45 mi) west of La Paz. The site was first recorded in written history by Spanish conquistador and self-acclaimed "first chronicler of the Indies" Pedro Cieza de León .

  7. Garamantes - Wikipedia

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    Present-day desert in the Sahara was once agricultural land of fairly good quality that was further enhanced through the Garamantian irrigation system. As fossil water is a non-renewable resource , over several centuries of the Garamantian kingdom, the ground water level fell, [ 19 ] thereby, contributing to its end in the late 7th century AD.

  8. Isla del Sol - Wikipedia

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    A view of the island. Isla del Sol (Spanish for "Island of the Sun") is an island in the southern part of Lake Titicaca. It is part of Bolivia, and specifically part of the La Paz Department. Geographically, the terrain is harsh; it is a rocky, hilly island with many eucalyptus trees. There are no motor vehicles or paved roads on the island.

  9. La Paz, Baja California Sur - Wikipedia

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    La Paz is located on the Baja California peninsula on the Bay of La Paz, 210 kilometres (130 mi) south of Ciudad Constitución, municipality of Comondú, and 202 kilometres (126 mi) north of Cabo San Lucas, municipality of Los Cabos. It is located 81 kilometres (50 mi) north of the town of Todos Santos. Its geographical coordinates are 24°08 ...