{"id":158,"date":"2015-03-05T07:45:04","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T14:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/?p=158"},"modified":"2015-03-05T07:45:51","modified_gmt":"2015-03-05T14:45:51","slug":"the-candelabra-of-the-andes-paracas-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/?p=158","title":{"rendered":"The Candelabra of the Andes, Paracas, Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the most enigmatic giant ground drawings (geoglyphs) in South America. \u00a0It is best seen from a several miles out at sea. \u00a0I saw it fairly close (about a few miles to a few hundred yards.) \u00a0It is etched into a sloping mountainside at Pisco Bay on the Peruvian coast. \u00a0The figure resembles a candlestick; thus its name “The Candelabra of the Andes.” \u00a0It is about 600 feet long and is visible from 12 miles out at sea. \u00a0It also is located in a place that receives less then one-half and inch (or 1 cm) of rain annually. \u00a0The prevailing winds come from behind (the south). \u00a0Thus it is protected from wind and rain. \u00a0It remains today pretty much the way it was over 2 millenia ago.<\/p>\n

Archeologists have found pottery nearby which has been carbon dated to 200 BC and part of the Paracas Culture. Its purpose and symbology are in doubt, however one theory is that is was dug as a marker of some sort. \u00a0Some archeologists say it is merely a trident. \u00a0It was discovered in 1860. \u00a0There is also a theory that it is related to a similar symbol found in California’s Cleveland National Forest. \u00a0The archeologist associates the two candelabras in this way: The ancient inhabitants of Peru voyaged to California to collect Jimson Weed and other hallucinatory drugs. \u00a0The archeologist believes the symbol resembles the Jimson Weed itself and served as a navigational aid. \u00a0Hallucinatory drugs were widely used by these peoples in ceremonies and rituals. Please note that the hallucinagens were not used as navigational aids, just the symbol of course.<\/p>\n

\"Closer<\/a>
Closer pic taken near the shoreline.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The “Candelabra of the Andes” closer up. Obviously my approach was from the sea.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"From<\/a>
From a distance of 2 miles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Another<\/a>
Another perspective.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"This<\/a>
This is the surrounding desert. Not a living thing (plant, insect, lizard) for many many miles. This desert is several miles from the Candelabra. The annual rainfall is less the 1 cm (about 1\/2 inch). I get thirsty just looking at this place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is the most enigmatic giant ground drawings (geoglyphs) in South America. \u00a0It is best seen from a several miles out at sea. \u00a0I saw it fairly close (about a few miles to a few hundred yards.) \u00a0It is etched into a sloping mountainside at Pisco Bay on the Peruvian coast. \u00a0The figure resembles a … Continue reading The Candelabra of the Andes, Paracas, Peru<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=158"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":168,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158\/revisions\/168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}