Paracas Candelabra
The Paracas Candelabra, also called the Candelabra of the Andes, El Candelabro, Tridente (Trident) or Tres cruces (Three Crosses),[1] is a well-known prehistoric geoglyph found on the northern face of the Paracas Peninsula at Pisco Bay in Peru.[2] Pottery found nearby has been radio carbon dated to 200 BCE, the time of the Paracas culture.[3] The design is cut 60 cm (2 ft) into the soil, with stones possibly from a later date placed around it. The figure is 170 m (560 ft) tall and 60 m (200 ft) wide,[4] large enough to be seen 19 km (12 mi) at sea.[3]
In 2016, it was designated as a national heritage site by Peru, with Peruvian law dictating a jail term of between three and six years for anyone damaging any archaeological monument.[4]
When the Peruvian archaeologist Maria Reiche measured the geoglyph, she found broken pieces of Paracas-style pottery there which she dated to around 200 BCE.[5] The geoglyph is related to the Nazca lines.[6]
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References
- ↑ "El Candelabro de Paracas fue declarado Patrimonio Cultural de la Nación". Ministerio de Cultura.
- ↑ Papalexandrou, Nassos. CONSTRUCTED LANDSCAPES (Vol 5 2007 ed.). Stanford Journal of Archaeology. p. 176. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- 1 2 Jennifer Nalewicki. "Where to See Five of the Planet's Most Mysterious Geoglyphs". Smithsonian Magazine.
- 1 2 "Tourists trample all over protected, prehistoric Peruvian hill carving". France24. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ↑ Mendoza, Ana Maria Cogorno (4 June 2019). "The Nazca Lines: A Life's Work". World History Encyclopedia. World History Publishing Inc. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ↑ Mendoza, Ana Maria Cogorno. "The Nazca Lines: A Life's Work". World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
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