The Paracas candelabrum, or Andean candelabrum, is a geoglyph drawing depicted on the sandy soil of a coastal slope. It was created from compacted sand using an application technique unknown to modern scientists. Those who tried to create the same drawing in the neighborhood failed, after three months he was gone. The original has been on the Paracas Peninsula near the town of Pisco for at least two centuries.
The handsome man, resembling a trident in shape, can be seen 12 miles at sea, so one of the versions of its use is a signal to sailors. But whether this was a signal about the proximity of land, or the drawing was associated with the sea king Poseidon, is still unknown. The trident has long been a symbol of power. His story begins in the distant and unexplored Atlantis. Many peoples subsequently took him as a symbol of their strength and courage.
Each point of Poseidon's trident 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 abilities of the trident are unique: calling a storm and storm, eruption of lightning, but at the same time, with one stroke of it, you can calm the entire sea element.
To some, this inscribed sign reminds the spiritual side of a person's 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. The 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 the resurrection. In Hinduism, this is an attribute of Shiva; it carries three purposes: creator, keeper, destroyer.
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Russian explorers of the Nazca Desert, another site in Peru with several similar geoglyphs, considered it the best burial site. Certain conditions of the arid corner ensured the incorruptibility of mummies, and gigantic drawings allegedly brought energy flows from space. The technique of drawing lines on Paracas is similar to the images in the desert. On top of that, many mummies have been found in the local caves. Perhaps it is these burials of ancient cultures that the sign of the trident indicates.
The giant candelabrum was created by extracting sand half a meter deep. At the edges of the figure, everything is compacted with stones. The lines are from 1.5 to 4 meters thick, the depth reaches 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 common Datura plant, 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 has already been lost in time. Many tourists, scientists and researchers are at a loss to guess and build many versions while studying the Andean candelabrum. Still, everything unusual and mysterious has always attracted and will continue to attract a person.
Meanwhile, this majestic and mysterious Candelabrum brings many travelers to the Paracas Peninsula. Everyone wants to touch the story and solve the mystery on their own. Perhaps one of these people is destined to feel the unusual earth vibrations and understand why it is in this place that neither fine grains of sand nor cosmic dust ever rise, even during hurricanes.
Irina Pasynkova
