"High atop a remote plateau in Northern Peru, hundreds of illusive shapes can be seen in the living rock. Are they merely natural erosion, or were they carved, as some think, by the hand of man? And if so, whose hand, and for what reason?"
So begins this fascinating video preview of what I feel is one of the most wonderful spots on the planet. Marcahausi, Spanish for "many storied house", is located at 12,500' in the Andes Mountains.
The plateau seems to be covered with figures in the rock, which is dioritic porphory (volcanic rock almost as hard as obsidian). But these figures are not fashioned like the statues we are used to in our museums. Rather, they can only been seen from one point of view. If you were to move five feet left or right, the image may no longer be recognizable. My film crew noticed that when you found an ideal viewing spot, there were often steps leading up to it and a little seat carved into the rock right where you were standing.
