Markawasi: the inexplicable stone forest in Peru

reply to post by seagrass


Yes, it is LOVELY.
I thought of posting it - back in the day, when I still foolishly thought I could lure people into admiration of Nature with lovely photos - but then I decided against it because it's the first thing everyone sees on the website.

It's amazingly beautiful. Ethereal.

And BTW, I am a rock nut (= collector) myself!

Those are Spanish and Pre-Spanish treasure carvings.

Spanish treasure trail carvings 1

Spanish treasure trail carvings

reply to post by groingrinder


That's great - thanks!

I am not a member of ATS, but read some of the discussions in this forum.
In relation to this topic in Peru, I don't think that there has been any discussion about mysterious "holes" dug on the rock, in regular pattern and forming a band from Peru's coast (near Pisco Bay, Peru) to the mountain region.
There is little discussion about the origin of this feature. It was originally mention in an olkd (1934?) National Geographic Magazine, as well as mentioned in Erich von Daniken's book.
One among the only few websites which describe this is
www.world-mysteries.com...

You can check by Google map or google earth by yourself:
The band starts from approx. 13 43'01.21"S 75 52'31.41"W , and
ends at approx. 13 42'18.19"S 75 52'30.32"W

Questions that I raised including
Who dug the holes?
When were they dug them?
For what purpose?
Exact dimensions (spacing, diameter,etc.), patterns, band width and total length (coast to mountain)
Are there any close up photos available?

ATS admin - If this is appropriate, perhaps it can be post as a new topic with title of "Mysterious Band of Holes in Peru" Thanks

reply to post by Anonymous ATS



Thanks, that's very interesting.
Sorry for not having replied sooner - so many threads, so little time...

Looks like the site Robert Schoch investigated a couple of years ago.

He came back saying it was completely natural.

Harte

Those are TREASURE CARVINGS. The Spaniards used them to mark the waypoints to the King's Royal treasure. Some say King Solomon's prospectors used this method as well. The turtle is a well known treasure sign as are hearts and the number 7.

Spanish Treasure Carvings

Originally posted by Harte
Looks like the site Robert Schoch investigated a couple of years ago.

He came back saying it was completely natural.

Harte

I think they are natural too.
But regardless, there seem to be time-space anomalies occurring there.
Has anyone here been there?

Originally posted by Harte
Looks like the site Robert Schoch investigated a couple of years ago.

Do you happen to know, did Schoch investigate the purported time/space anomalies (see the original post)?

reply to post by Vanitas


Hhmmm? How would one do that?

reply to post by Hanslune


Research it?
Well, it's a good question, actually.
I haven't thought about the specifics of such a research in this case, but I am sure some method could be devised.

I suppose measurements of geomagnetic sources and such would be one way; also, interviewing the locals might not be bad idea.

How do others do it?
(It's not a rhetorical question.)

reply to post by Vanitas


Howdy Vanitas

Sorry for the rather short and somewhat churlish question. Yeah how would one test that, LOL. I suspect Schock with his geological knowledge would be rather unfit for that.

Somewhere someone must do this - but given that no one ever finds one that others can verify kinda makes it a truly academic question.

It would be kewl if there was such a thing

The recent thread about "ideas for a fun adventure" reminded me of this thread, among other things, so I thought it might be a good idea to give it a little kick.

Here's an additional resource:


Circular times

And again, don't forget to check the thread on mimetoliths before you jump to any conclusions...





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