The “mystery” is an ancient throne made from slate, inside a boxy stone building in the remote desert of Salta in north-west Argentina. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Take a seat … the mysterious throne room at Sillón del IncaAfter an acclimatisation day in Salta city, we start out from the roadside near Maury station in the Quebrada del Toro gorge. “This path was used by the Incas,” Fernando tells me. We descend into the abandoned Inca city, where waist-high walls mark out where houses and other buildings stood. The thick greenery and fast-flowing streams feel a world away from the dry desert landscape we started from days before, as we make our way up to a vantage point high above sprawling Salta city.

Source: The Guardian September 29, 2016 05:26 UTC