Case file · High strangeness

The 'pyramids' of Paratoari

A NASA satellite photo released in 1976 showed rows of pyramid-shaped hills in the Peruvian forest near Manu, soon hailed as the ruins of Paititi.

1976 CE · -12.65, -71.38 · status: explained

The account

An August 1996 expedition led by Gregory Deyermenjian reached the formations.

The sceptical view

They are natural sandstone ridges eroded into triangular facets; nearby Inca traces are real but modest.

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Sources

  1. Atlas Obscura: Pyramids of Paratoari
  2. Wikipedia: Paititi
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