Llama Parade in Cochasqui Ecuador

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Yesterday I paid a visit to a historic site that has turned some of the archeology field on it’s head.   For years archaeologists thought that the Inca’s built all the Pyramids in Ecuador . Well how wrong they were !  As it turns out archaeologists have uncovered ruins 3 levels deep. Pre Colombian and Pre Inca remains on the top.  What how can this be?

Stranger still is some of the skeletons they have found in burial chambers are 6 ft tall.  It seems this old culture was adept at reading the stars using a huge sun dial on the top of the Pyramid and it was made out of mud.  The sun dial is around a foot thick and in one solid piece around 25 feet in diameter.  The archaeologists have determined that this type of clay has to be cooked at 2300 degrees to set like this and it’s in one piece???   The scientists have no clue how it was done at this point in time.

Another cool thing about the site is that 128 Llamas parade around  the grounds freely and many come right up to you.  In fact I thought a couple of them were having an extra special time.   At this point in time many things are yet unknown about these mysterious pyramids. Were they used for ritual celebrations by the Shamans or royalty or for military purposes. What is known is known about these people is that they used local herbs to cure everything from bloody wounds to prostrate problems.

So far they have discovered 15 pyramids and over 9 burial tombs which most have not been opened yet.  I asked why they have not been opened and the answer was the project funded by the government has run out of money.  While I was at the site we took 1/2 hour to just ponder the site and look at the views and it was overwhelming. Their is an energy about the site and I just can’t put my finger on it.  Lets just say I felt at peace and all my thoughts seemed very clear at the time…  I sure wish they were now.  Check out the site if you get a chance –you won’t regret it.