Riddle of the Paracas Candelabrum - a 130-meter geoglyph, it is not clear how and why it was created

The Paracas candelabrum, or Andean candelabrum, is a geoglyph drawing depicted on the sandy ground of a coastal slope. It was created from compacted sand using an application technique unknown to modern scientists. Trying to create the same picture in the neighborhood failed, three months later he was gone. The original flaunts on the Paracas Peninsula near the city of Pisco for at least two centuries.

A handsome man, shaped like a trident, is visible for 12 miles at sea, so one of the versions of his application is a signal to sailors. But whether this was a signal about the proximity of land, or the drawing was connected with the sea king Poseidon, is still unknown. The trident has long been a symbol of power. His story begins in the distant and unknown Atlantis. Many nations subsequently took it as a symbol of their strength and courage.

Each point of the trident of Poseidon has its own meaning. These are three spheres of the division of the world: spiritual, earthly and heavenly. In another interpretation, it is a symbol of three elements: air, water and earth. It was believed that the trident's abilities are unique: the challenge of a storm and a storm, the eruption of lightning, but at the same time with one wave of it you can calm the whole sea element.

To some, this inscribed sign resembles the spiritual side of human life - the Christian sign of the Holy Trinity. The height of the geoglyph is 128 meters, the width is just over 70 meters, it is clearly visible not only from the sea, but also from the air. Conquistadors believed that this was a sign from above about the Christianization of the local population. Indeed, in this religion the sign of the trident was considered as a symbol of resurrection. In Hinduism, this is an attribute of Shiva, it carries three purposes: a creator, a keeper, a destroyer.

Russian explorers of the Nazca desert, another place in Peru with several similar geoglyphs, considered it the best place for burials. Certain conditions of the arid corner ensured imperishability of mummies, and gigantic drawings allegedly brought energy flows from space. The technique of drawing lines on Paracas is similar to images in the desert. On top of that, many mummies were found in the local caves. Perhaps it is precisely these burials of ancient cultures that the trident sign indicates.

The giant candelabrum was created by the method of extracting sand at a depth of half a meter. On the edges of the figure everything is sealed with stones. Lines with a thickness of 1.5 to 4 meters, a depth of 60 centimeters. Locals call it "Three Crosses." But also outwardly it looks like a triple candlestick, hence the name candelabrum. In addition, to someone this magical drawing resembles the plant Datura vulgaris, which grew in Peru in ancient times.

Some travelers even see it as an ordinary cactus. But to people with rich knowledge and good imagination, he seems to be something majestic and mysterious. Most likely, the purpose of this amazing drawing is already lost in time. Many tourists, scientists and researchers are at a loss and conceive of many versions, studying the Andean candelabrum. Still, everything unusual and mysterious has always attracted and will attract a person.

Meanwhile, this majestic and mysterious Candelabrum leads many travelers to the Paracas Peninsula. Everyone wants to touch the story and solve the secret on their own. Perhaps one of these people is destined to feel unusual earthly vibrations and understand why precisely in this place neither fine grains of sand nor cosmic dust rise, even during hurricanes.