The Paracas Candelabra, also called the Candelabra of the Andes, or El Candelabro (the Trident), is a well-known prehistoric geoglyph found on the northern face of the Paracas Peninsula at Pisco Bay in Peru.[1] Pottery found nearby has been radio carbon dated to 200 BCE, the time of the Paracas culture.[2] The design is cut 60ย cm (2ย ft) into the soil, with stones possibly from a later date placed around it. The figure is 170ย m (560ย ft) tall and 60ย m (200ย ft) wide,[3] large enough to be seen 19ย km (12ย mi) at sea.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4] The geoglyph is related to the Nazca lines.[5]
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edit- ^ Papalexandrou, Nassos. CONSTRUCTED LANDSCAPES (Vol 5 2007ย ed.). Stanford Journal of Archaeology. p.ย 176. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ a b Jennifer Nalewicki. "Where to See Five of the Planet's Most Mysterious Geoglyphs". Smithsonian Magazine.
- ^ a b "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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