Quote Although the exact age of the Candelabra #geoglyph is unknown, archaeologists have found pottery around the site dating to around 200 BCE. This pottery likely belonged to the #Paracas people. It is not known whether they constructed the geoglyph.

Quote Playa Roja in Paracas National Reserve, #Peru
Portions of this national reserve in Peru protect the marine environment as well as the tropical desert inland. A visit to the reserve should include a trip to the deep red sands of Playa Roja. As the waters of the Pacific Ocean batter a nearby massif composed of red granite-like rock, the tide carries pulverised stone to the beach, depositing red particles on the shore.

When you’ve had your fill of the beach, head to nearby Pisco Bay to see a strange geoglyph etched into the soft stone of the hill above the coast. At nearly 600 feet tall, the ‘ #candelabra’ can be seen from 12 miles out to sea. Historians aren’t sure exactly who crafted the Paracas Candelabra, or when it was created.