The Stones of Ica
Previous entries have dealt with the question of the existence of an ancient culture in the Amazon Basin that was known as Paititi. Based on the information presented there, there is credible evidence that an advanced culture once lived in this area, and that it exhibited a high degree of technical expertise.
In particular, the ability to construct megalithic structures such as the fortress of Sacsayhuaman outside Cuzco with stones weighing up to 200 tons, rivals anything that has been constructed since. In addition, a network of underground tunnels has been found throughout South America that could not have been built by any of the cultures known to have existed in the region.
The discovery of metallic plates imprinted with a script that has yet to be deciphered, indicates a culture more sophisticated than the Incan Empire, which did not know about the wheel and had no written form of literature.
The question raised by some readers is that, if an advanced technological civilization had once lived in South America, would there not be some evidence demonstrating their technical expertise that would still exist today. The answer to this question naturally depends on how long ago this society lived, and what happened to it to cause its downfall.
If their downfall was the result of a series of natural disasters leaving few survivors, then very little might remain beyond legendary stories handed down from generation to generation, and a few artifacts scattered here and there. Those who survived might have had little choice but to live in caves and carve a record of their achievements on stones, hoping that these might survive to tell the tale of their former glory.
It so happens that a cache of stones with enigmatic carvings has been found in a tiny village located near the town of Ica in southern Peru. The fact that this collection of enigmatic stones can be seen today is the result of the indefatigable efforts of a local physician by the name of Javier Cabrera.
