Expeditions

- THE LLANOS EXPEDITIONS -

The Llanos Expeditions is the love of researching and experiencing the unexplained mysteries of the world. Mark, Pat and Ronny take two annual excursions visiting remote places to further the appreciation of lost cultures, ruins and archeological sites based upon their music and the love of world history. Besides their world travels, they search for enigmatic mysteries and ancient pre-historical sites of the U.S. particularly those of the Pacific Northwest. If you would like to join any of the Llanos Expeditions please contact in advance.

June 13-20 2005 (Peru)	Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo, Pisac, Chinchero, Machu Picchu (Inca ruins) Cuzco - Tambomachay, Pukapukara, Q'enko, Saqsayhuaman (Inca ruins) Lima - Ica, Nazca (Lineas de Nasca)
Feb 12 2006 (Washington)	Meeker mansion - The Meeker Mansion is a 17-room Italianate Victorian mansion located in Puyallup, Washington. It was built by Ezra Meeker, an entrepreneur and Puyallup's first mayor. In 1890 Meeker completed the impressive mansion to please his wife.
Apr 8-9 2006 (Oregon)	Gold Hill - The Oregon Vortex (House of Mystery) an area of naturally occurring visual and perceptual phenomena.
Apr 15 2006 (Washington)	Bonney Lake - The Sky Stone, the monolith stone that ancestors of the Puyallup Indians used as an observatory. The markings on the surface was to locate stars, constellations and used to predict seasonal changes by marking the sun's position.
May 26-29 2006 (Texas)	San Antonio - The Alamo, established in 1718, the first of five Spanish missions founded to Christianize and educate resident Indians. Ghost hunting with the Southwest Ghost Hunters and Paranormal Group. Natural Bridges, 'Old Tunnel' Bat Caves (Kendall County).
June 3-4 2006 (Washington)	Olympic Rainforest - Ozette Lake, Loop hike (10 mi.) Pacific Coast - Cape Alava, Sand Point, Wedding Rocks (Ozette Indian petroglyphs).
June 16 2006 (Washington)	The MV Kalakala - was a Washington State Ferry which plied the waters of Puget Sound from 1935 until her retirement in 1967. She was notable for her unique streamlined hull, art deco styling, and luxurious amenities. It is currently under restoration at Hylebos waterway at the Tacoma tideflats.
July 29-30 2006 (Washington)	Republic - Stonerose Interpretive Center & Eocene Fossil Site. The site provides world class examples of Eocene plant and animal life.
Aug 5 2006 (Washington)	Orting - Coke Ovens, believed to have been constructed in 1888. The man-made "beehive" ovens were used to transform hard coal into coke. The "coking" process burnt impurities out of the coal. The end product -- coke -- was the best fuel source for the furnaces that were used to manufacture iron and steel. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery
Aug 26 2006 (Washington)	Littlerock - The Mima Mounds, mysterious formations found in fields in various parts of the world, including China, Alaska, and in this part of southwestern Washington.
Sept 2-4 2006 (Washington)	Horsethief Butte & Columbia Hills State Park - Lewis & Clark trail and ancient Indian petroglyphs and cave paintings. Full size Stonehenge replica Maryhill, WA.
Dec 2006 (Pacific Science Center Seattle, WA)	Discovering the Dead Sea Scrolls - Exhibit The biblical texts are the earliest known manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible, known to Christians as the Old Testament (Psalms, Genesis, Exodus and Deuteronomy, etc.).
Apr 20-21 2007 (Washington)	Trout Lake - The Gililland Ranch -Sky watching at the base of Mt. Adams. (weather permitting)
July 28 2007 (Victoria, BC)	The Titanic Artifact Exhibition - Royal BC Museum. This traveling exhibition features more than 280 artifacts recovered from Titanic's undersea resting place in a series of galleries that trace the life of the "unsinkable" ship - from its design and construction through to its discovery, recovery and conservation. Via the M/V Victoria Clipper, Seattle.
Aug 4-5 2007 (Washington)	Trout Lake - The Gililland Ranch -Sky watching at the base of Mt. Adams. (weather permitting).

Sept 4-14 2007 (Egypt)	The Pyramids (Cheops, Khafre, Menkaure) & Sphinx at Giza, Kom Ombo, Philae Temple, the Temple of Horus at Edfu, Abu Simbel, Valley of the Kings (West Bank), Karnak, Luxor Temple, the Colossi of Memnon at Thebes and Deir el Medina (Valley of the Workers). A visit to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, Cairo. Nile cruise to Aswan..
Nov 30-Dec 2 2007 (Mexico)	Teotihuacan - located in the highlands of central Mexico. It used to be a thriving city and ceremonial center that predated the Aztecs by several centuries. Temple of the Sun, Temple of the Moon, The Feathered Serpent (step pyramids) and the Avenue of the Dead. Shrine at Guadalupe, the most visited religious site in Latin America. In 1531 a 'Lady from Heaven' appeared to an Indian at Tepeyac, a hill northwest of Mexico City; she identified herself as the Mother of the True God, instructed him to have the bishop build a temple on the site and left an image of herself imprinted miraculously.
Apr 25- May 3 2008 (Easter Island)	Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is the world's most isolated inhabited island belonging to Chile. It is home to the giant Moai stone statues and a collection of petroglyphs belonging to a culture that over populated and depleted natural resources resulting in their demise. Sites at Rano Raraku, Ahu Tongriki, Vinapu, Akivi, Naunau, Tahai and Orongo in the South Pacific.
June 2008 TBA (Ireland)	Newgrange, Knowth, Dowth, Tara, Fourknocks, Loughcrew and other Stone Age sites. Over five thousand years ago a most sophisticated community of people began to arise on the island of Ireland. They were the megalithic builders of the Stone Age and master astronomers who systematically assembled a vast calendrical and astronomical scheme which would stand intact over five millennia.
Aug 2008 TBA (Canada)	Canada's legendary water monster Ogopogo of Lake Okanagan in the south central interior of British Columbia much like the creature immortalized in Loch Ness. Before the whiteman came, the fearsome lake monster N'haaitk was well known to the superstitious Indians. Ogopogo lives in an underwater cave in the deep water off Squally Point, where the lake takes a sharp turn south to its outlet at Penticton.
Sept 28-Oct 5 2008 (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras)	Ancient Mayan sites in Central America. Copan, Tikal. Caracol (The Snail), Xunantunich, Altun Ha, Yaxha and Peten. Traveling by bus through all three countries.