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Sete Cidades and the 'Phoenicians'
In 1928 the Austrian writer Ludwig Schwennhagen claimed that the rock formations of Sete Cidades in Piauí were the ruins of seven ancient cities, perhaps Phoenician.
1928 CE · -4.10, -41.70 · status: legend
The account
The site has eroded sandstone towers and Indigenous rock paintings. It became a national park in 1961 and attracts mystics and UFO enthusiasts.