El Candelabro de Paraca

Local nameEl Candelabro de Paracas
LocationIca, Peru

The Paracas Candelabra, also called the Candelabra of the Andes, or El Candelabro, is a well-known prehistoric geoglyph found on the northern face of the Paracas Peninsula at Pisco Bay in Peru. Pottery found nearby has been radio carbon dated to 200 BCE, the time of the Paracas culture. The design is cut two feet into the soil, with stones possibly from a later date placed around it. The figure is 600 feet tall, large enough to be seen 12 miles at sea.

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.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracas_Candelabra

Address Peru

Coordinates -13°47'40.1" N -76°18'30.934" E

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